diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
index 8ca8dea7d1..153faca11d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cli/args.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ module Homebrew
         Context::ContextStruct.new(debug: debug?, quiet: quiet?, verbose: verbose?)
       end
 
+      def only_path_formula_or_cask
+        return :formula if formula? && !cask?
+        return :cask if cask? && !formula?
+      end
+
       private
 
       def option_to_name(option)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
index 825bed6846..894ecf92b6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/fetch.rb
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ module Homebrew
   def fetch
     args = fetch_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
     bucket = if args.deps?
       args.named.to_formulae_and_casks.flat_map do |formula_or_cask|
         case formula_or_cask
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ module Homebrew
         end
       end
     else
-      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: only)
+      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
     end.uniq
 
     puts "Fetching: #{bucket * ", "}" if bucket.size > 1
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/home.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/home.rb
index 6e5d75c6a4..b07c40929c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/home.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/home.rb
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ module Homebrew
       return
     end
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-    homepages = args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: only).map do |formula_or_cask|
+    homepages = args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask).map do |formula_or_cask|
       puts "Opening homepage for #{name_of(formula_or_cask)}"
       formula_or_cask.homepage
     end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
index edd3d6b489..44d215844c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ module Homebrew
   def info
     args = info_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
     if args.analytics?
       if args.days.present? && VALID_DAYS.exclude?(args.days)
         raise UsageError, "--days must be one of #{VALID_DAYS.join(", ")}"
@@ -93,17 +90,17 @@ module Homebrew
         end
       end
 
-      print_analytics(args: args, only: only)
+      print_analytics(args: args, only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
     elsif args.json
-      print_json(args: args, only: only)
+      print_json(args: args, only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
     elsif args.github?
       raise FormulaOrCaskUnspecifiedError if args.no_named?
 
-      exec_browser(*args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: only).map { |f| github_info(f) })
+      exec_browser(*args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask).map { |f| github_info(f) })
     elsif args.no_named?
       print_statistics
     else
-      print_info(args: args, only: only)
+      print_info(args: args, only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
     end
   end
 
@@ -122,7 +119,7 @@ module Homebrew
       return
     end
 
-    args.named.to_formulae_and_casks_and_unavailable(only: only).each_with_index do |obj, i|
+    args.named.to_formulae_and_casks_and_unavailable(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask).each_with_index do |obj, i|
       puts unless i.zero?
 
       case obj
@@ -140,7 +137,7 @@ module Homebrew
 
   sig { params(args: CLI::Args, only: T.nilable(Symbol)).void }
   def print_info(args:, only: nil)
-    args.named.to_formulae_and_casks_and_unavailable(only: only).each_with_index do |obj, i|
+    args.named.to_formulae_and_casks_and_unavailable(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask).each_with_index do |obj, i|
       puts unless i.zero?
 
       case obj
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ module Homebrew
       elsif args.installed?
         [Formula.installed.sort, Cask::Caskroom.casks.sort_by(&:full_name)]
       else
-        args.named.to_formulae_to_casks(only: only)
+        args.named.to_formulae_to_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
       end
 
       {
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index aa0bb63ac5..ca845dc895 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ module Homebrew
   def install
     args = install_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
     args.named.each do |name|
       next if File.exist?(name)
       next if name !~ HOMEBREW_TAP_FORMULA_REGEX && name !~ HOMEBREW_CASK_TAP_CASK_REGEX
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ module Homebrew
       EOS
     end
 
-    formulae, casks = args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: only)
+    formulae, casks = args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
                           .partition { |formula_or_cask| formula_or_cask.is_a?(Formula) }
 
     if casks.any?
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb
index dac06da9ee..7b0d36f63e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/uninstall.rb
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ module Homebrew
   def uninstall
     args = uninstall_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
+    all_kegs, casks = args.named.to_kegs_to_casks(
+      only:               args.only_path_formula_or_cask,
+      ignore_unavailable: args.force?,
+      all_kegs:           args.force?,
+    )
 
-    all_kegs, casks = args.named.to_kegs_to_casks(only: only, ignore_unavailable: args.force?, all_kegs: args.force?)
     kegs_by_rack = all_kegs.group_by(&:rack)
 
     Uninstall.uninstall_kegs(
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
index ae0f3ba280..ed4c952028 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ module Homebrew
   def upgrade
     args = upgrade_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
-    formulae, casks = args.named.to_resolved_formulae_to_casks(only: only)
+    formulae, casks = args.named.to_resolved_formulae_to_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
     # If one or more formulae are specified, but no casks were
     # specified, we want to make note of that so we don't
     # try to upgrade all outdated casks.
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 8072739efe..abbd4514bf 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ module Homebrew
     git = args.git?
     skip_style = args.skip_style? || args.no_named? || args.tap
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
     ENV.activate_extensions!
     ENV.setup_build_environment
 
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ module Homebrew
     elsif args.no_named?
       [Formula, Cask::Cask.to_a]
     else
-      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: only)
+      args.named.to_formulae_and_casks(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask)
           .partition { |formula_or_cask| formula_or_cask.is_a?(Formula) }
     end
     style_files = args.named.to_paths unless skip_style
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb
index 3554694d60..d816df4fa5 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/cat.rb
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ module Homebrew
   def cat
     args = cat_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
     cd HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY
     pager = if Homebrew::EnvConfig.bat?
       ENV["BAT_CONFIG_PATH"] = Homebrew::EnvConfig.bat_config_path
@@ -41,6 +38,6 @@ module Homebrew
       "cat"
     end
 
-    safe_system pager, args.named.to_paths(only: only).first
+    safe_system pager, args.named.to_paths(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask).first
   end
 end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb
index 2553a75952..aa868559a3 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/edit.rb
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ module Homebrew
   def edit
     args = edit_args.parse
 
-    only = :formula if args.formula? && !args.cask?
-    only = :cask if args.cask? && !args.formula?
-
     unless (HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY/".git").directory?
       raise <<~EOS
         Changes will be lost!
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ module Homebrew
       EOS
     end
 
-    paths = args.named.to_paths(only: only).select do |path|
+    paths = args.named.to_paths(only: args.only_path_formula_or_cask).select do |path|
       next path if path.exist?
 
       raise UsageError, "#{path} doesn't exist on disk. " \