feat(cli): added cli option to specify path to project to run on

src/poetry/console/application.py

@@ -121,8 +121,13 @@ class Application(BaseApplication):  # type: ignore[misc]
         if self._poetry is not None:
         if self._poetry is not None:
             return self._poetry
             return self._poetry
 
 
+        project_path = Path.cwd()
+
+        if self._io and self._io.input.option("directory"):
+            project_path = self._io.input.option("directory")
+
         self._poetry = Factory().create_poetry(
         self._poetry = Factory().create_poetry(
-            Path.cwd(),
+            cwd=project_path,
             io=self._io,
             io=self._io,
             disable_plugins=self._disable_plugins,
             disable_plugins=self._disable_plugins,
             disable_cache=self._disable_cache,
             disable_cache=self._disable_cache,
@@ -367,6 +372,18 @@ class Application(BaseApplication):  # type: ignore[misc]
             )
             )
         )
         )
 
 
+        definition.add_option(
+            Option(
+                "--directory",
+                "-C",
+                flag=False,
+                description=(
+                    "The working directory for the Poetry command (defaults to the"
+                    " current working directory)."
+                ),
+            )
+        )
+
         return definition
         return definition
 
 
     def _get_solution_provider_repository(self) -> SolutionProviderRepository:
     def _get_solution_provider_repository(self) -> SolutionProviderRepository: