[clap] Implement new subcommand in terms of another plus predefined argument?

#1

Consider a subcommand sha2 for a program computing a hash on some input. This subcommand allows for an argument that conveys the number of bits for the resulting digest:

    App::new(crate_name!())
        // some arguments ...
        .subcommand(App::new("sha2")
            .arg(Arg::new("bits")
                 .about("Size of the resulting digest")
                 .possible_values(&["256", "384", "512"])
                 .default_value("256")
                 .short('B')))

Is there a way to define a subcommand in terms of this one, say sha2-512 which will act as if I invoked this? (the ellipsis at the end are additional arguments):

binaryname sha2 -B 512 ...

So an invocation of my program like so:

binaryname sha2-512 ...

... should result in:

binaryname sha2 -B 512 ...

while keeping it as DRY as possible.

The version of clap I am using currently is 3.0.0-beta.2.

Thanks for your time!

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