{"record":{"id":"51df387548da7d34","repo":"apache/maven","slug":"directory-topdirectory-extracted-from-the-f","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Directory ${topDirectory} extracted from the -f/--file command-line argument ${arg} does not exist","messagePattern":"Directory (.+?) extracted from the -f/--file command-line argument (.+?) does not exist","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"IllegalArgumentException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/BaseParser.java","lineNumber":337,"sourceCode":"            context.systemPropertiesOverrides.put(javaSystemPropertyKey, valueString);\n        }\n    }\n\n    protected Path getTopDirectory(LocalContext context) {\n        // We need to locate the top level project which may be pointed at using\n        // the -f/--file option.\n        Path topDirectory = requireNonNull(context.cwd);\n        boolean isAltFile = false;\n        for (String arg : context.parserRequest.args()) {\n            if (isAltFile) {\n                // this is the argument following -f/--file\n                Path path = topDirectory.resolve(stripLeadingAndTrailingQuotes(arg));\n                if (Files.isDirectory(path)) {\n                    topDirectory = path;\n                } else if (Files.isRegularFile(path)) {\n                    topDirectory = path.getParent();\n                    if (!Files.isDirectory(topDirectory)) {\n                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(\"Directory \" + topDirectory\n                                + \" extracted from the -f/--file command-line argument \" + arg + \" does not exist\");\n                    }\n                } else {\n                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(\n                            \"POM file \" + arg + \" specified with the -f/--file command line argument does not exist\");\n                }\n                break;\n            } else {\n                // Check if this is the -f/--file option\n                isAltFile = arg.equals(\"-f\") || arg.equals(\"--file\");\n            }\n        }\n        return getCanonicalPath(topDirectory);\n    }\n\n    @Nullable\n    protected Path getRootDirectory(LocalContext context) {\n        return CliUtils.findRoot(context.topDirectory);","sourceCodeStart":319,"sourceCodeEnd":355,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/e4093d4e120eac99d6bdce5ba67cace2f3085c97/impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/BaseParser.java#L319-L355","documentation":"Error \"Directory ${topDirectory} extracted from the -f/--file command-line argument ${arg} does not exist\" thrown in apache/maven.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at impl/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/BaseParser.java:337 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":[],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"e4093d4e120eac99d6bdce5ba67cace2f3085c97","analyzedAt":"2026-08-21T22:58:24.034Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-21T23:17:16.201Z"}