diff --git a/configfile.c b/configfile.c
index b3dd04b..6f7e19e 100644
--- a/configfile.c
+++ b/configfile.c
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ CONFIGFILEPTR ConfigFileRead(CONST_STRPTR filename)
 }
 
 
+StringArray ConfigFileSubsectionsForSection(CONFIGFILEPTR abstractConfigFile, CONST_STRPTR primarySection)
+{
+	struct ConfigFile* configFile = (struct ConfigFile*)abstractConfigFile;
+	return SectionStoreSubsectionsForSection(configFile->sectionStore, primarySection);
+}
+
+
 // a key is "foo.bar.baz.blah" where "foo" is the primary section name
 // "bar.baz" is the secondary section name and "blah" is the variable name.
 // this splits foo.bar.baz.blah into foo, bar.baz amd blah.  
diff --git a/configfile.h b/configfile.h
index f04e9dc..72caa4a 100644
--- a/configfile.h
+++ b/configfile.h
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ VOID ConfigFileRemoveSection(CONFIGFILEPTR abstractConfigFile, CONST_STRPTR cano
 VOID ConfigFileDump(CONFIGFILEPTR configFile);
 StringArray ConfigFileSplitKeyForVar(CONST_STRPTR key);
 StringArray ConfigFileSplitKeyCompletely(CONST_STRPTR key);
+
+StringArray ConfigFileSubsectionsForSection(CONFIGFILEPTR abstractConfigFile, CONST_STRPTR primarySection);
+
 #endif
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diff --git a/configmodel.c b/configmodel.c
index e5a9944..5257703 100644
--- a/configmodel.c
+++ b/configmodel.c
@@ -252,6 +252,19 @@ SECTIONPTR SectionCreateWithNameAndSubname(CONST_STRPTR primary, CONST_STRPTR se
 	return result;
 }
 
+BOOL SectionHasName(SECTIONPTR abstractSection, CONST_STRPTR primary)
+{
+	struct Section* section = (struct Section*)abstractSection;
+	return (BOOL)(strcmp(primary, section->primary) == 0);
+}
+
+CONST_STRPTR SectionGetRawSubsectionName(SECTIONPTR abstractSection)
+{
+	struct Section* section = (struct Section*)abstractSection;
+	return section->secondary;
+}
+
+
 VOID SectionAddSectionLine(SECTIONPTR abstractSection, LINEPTR abstractLine)
 {
 	// sets self onto line and then adds line to the collection
diff --git a/configmodel.h b/configmodel.h
index da7183c..926b1ed 100644
--- a/configmodel.h
+++ b/configmodel.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ VOID SectionAddLine(SECTIONPTR abstractSection, LINEPTR abstractLine, BOOL addBe
 CONST_STRPTR SectionCanonicalName(SECTIONPTR section);
 VOID SectionDump(SECTIONPTR section);
 CONST_STRPTR SectionSerialize(SECTIONPTR section);
+BOOL SectionHasName(SECTIONPTR section, CONST_STRPTR primary);
+CONST_STRPTR SectionGetRawSubsectionName(SECTIONPTR section);
 
 VOID SectionCollectLinesForVariable(SECTIONPTR section, CONST_STRPTR varKey, LineArray collecting);
 VOID SectionRemoveLinesForVariable(SECTIONPTR section, CONST_STRPTR varKey);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 749d282..ca517d6 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ WORD DoTheWork(STRPTR filename)
 // 			ConfigFileAddVariable(config, "test.foo.bar.baz.foo1", "alan5");
 // 			ConfigFileAddVariable(config, "test.foo.bar.baz.bat.foo1", "alan6");
 // 			ConfigFileAddVariable(config, "test.section.jane.foo3", "alan3");
+// 			values = ConfigFileSubsectionsForSection(config, "branch");
+// 			if( values )
+// 			{
+// 				StringArrayForEach(values, Printf("branch:[%s]\n",aString););
+// 				StringArrayFree(values, TRUE);			
+// 			}
  			ConfigFileDump(config);
 			
 //			ConfigFileFree(config);
diff --git a/sectionstore.c b/sectionstore.c
index 150bd11..e3f99b7 100644
--- a/sectionstore.c
+++ b/sectionstore.c
@@ -212,6 +212,27 @@ SECTIONPTR SectionStoreSectionAt(SECTIONSTOREPTR abstractSectionStore, ULONG ind
 	return result;	
 }
 
+StringArray SectionStoreSubsectionsForSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR abstractSectionStore, CONST_STRPTR primarySection)
+{
+	struct SectionStore* store = (struct SectionStore*)abstractSectionStore;
+	StringArray result = StringArrayNew();
+	ULONG index = 0;
+	
+	for( index = 0; index < SizeOfArray(store->array); index++)
+	{
+		SECTIONPTR section = SectionArrayValues(store->array)[index];
+		if( SectionHasName(section, primarySection)  )
+		{
+			CONST_STRPTR secondary = SectionGetRawSubsectionName(section);
+			if( secondary != NULL && strlen(secondary) > 0 )
+			{
+				StringArrayAppendAndRetain(result, secondary);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
 SECTIONPTR SectionStoreFindOrCreateSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR compoundKey)
 {
 	// now get the section
diff --git a/sectionstore.h b/sectionstore.h
index 65424b8..61ea2b6 100644
--- a/sectionstore.h
+++ b/sectionstore.h
@@ -22,4 +22,6 @@ VARIABLEPTR SectionStoreGet(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR canonical
 ULONG SectionStoreSectionCount(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore);
 SECTIONPTR SectionStoreSectionAt(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, ULONG index);
 
+StringArray SectionStoreSubsectionsForSection(SECTIONSTOREPTR sectionStore, CONST_STRPTR primarySection);
+
 #endif
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