When projects use only `package.json` and not `project.json`, we need to set the simple name in the `nx` property of `package.json`. This isn't ideal because it's yet another Nx-specific thing that needs to be configured when our goal is to reduce boilerplate. This PR allows users to pass a substring that matches exactly one project when running a task. For example, if `@acme/foo` is the name in `package.json`, then running `nx build foo` will match it. If more than one projects match, then an error is thrown showing all the matched projects, and the user has to be more specific or type in the fully qualified name. <!-- If this is a particularly complex change or feature addition, you can request a dedicated Nx release for this pull request branch. Mention someone from the Nx team or the `@nrwl/nx-pipelines-reviewers` and they will confirm if the PR warrants its own release for testing purposes, and generate it for you if appropriate. --> ## Current Behavior Users need to pass exact matches for project names when running tasks. ## Expected Behavior User can pass a substring matching the project name. ## Related Issue(s) <!-- Please link the issue being fixed so it gets closed when this is merged. --> Fixes #
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