🐞 Bug report

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Is this a regression?

No, this issue has been in the CLI for a long time

Description

When using the --directory param with the absolute path, the CLI does not respect the value and creates the directory path relative to the current directory instead.

🔬 Minimal Reproduction

Run the following command:

ng new app1 --directory=/tmp/app1 --skip-install

Expected behaviour:

The application is generated within /tmp/app1 directory.

Actual behaviour:

The application is generated within current directory: ./tmp/app1

🌍 Your Environment

Angular CLI: 11.0.2
Node: 14.15.0
OS: darwin x64

Angular: 
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Ivy Workspace: 

Package                      Version
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@angular-devkit/architect    0.1100.2 (cli-only)
@angular-devkit/core         11.0.2 (cli-only)
@angular-devkit/schematics   11.0.2 (cli-only)
@schematics/angular          11.0.2 (cli-only)
@schematics/update           0.1100.2 (cli-only)

Anything else relevant?

Using macOS