fn main() { let cmd = clap::Command::new("cargo") .bin_name("cargo") .subcommand_required(true) .subcommand( clap::command!("example").arg( clap::arg!(--"manifest-path" ) .required(false) .value_parser(clap::value_parser!(std::path::PathBuf)), ), ); let matches = cmd.get_matches(); let matches = match matches.subcommand() { Some(("example", matches)) => matches, _ => unreachable!("clap should ensure we don't get here"), }; let manifest_path = matches.get_one::("manifest-path"); println!("{:?}", manifest_path); }