Index: src/java/org/apache/ivy/util/cli/CommandLineParser.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/ivy/util/cli/CommandLineParser.java	(revision 706161)
+++ src/java/org/apache/ivy/util/cli/CommandLineParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@
     
     public CommandLine parse(String[] args) throws ParseException {
         CommandLine line = new CommandLine();
+        boolean keepScanning = true;
         for (ListIterator iterator = Arrays.asList(args).listIterator(); iterator.hasNext();) {
             String arg = (String) iterator.next();
-            if (arg.startsWith("-")) {
+            if (keepScanning && "--".equals(arg)) {
+                keepScanning = false;
+            } else if (keepScanning && arg.startsWith("-")) {
                 Option option = (Option) options.get(arg.substring(1));
                 if (option == null) {
                     throw new ParseException("Unrecognized option: " + arg);
@@ -64,10 +67,11 @@
                 line.addOptionValues(arg.substring(1), option.parse(iterator));
             } else {
                 // left over args
-                int index = iterator.previousIndex() + 1;
+                int index = iterator.previousIndex() + (keepScanning ? 1 : 0);
                 String[] leftOverArgs = new String[args.length - index];
                 System.arraycopy(args, index, leftOverArgs, 0, leftOverArgs.length);
                 line.setLeftOverArgs(leftOverArgs);
+                break;
             }
         }
         return line;