diff --git a/doc/todo/get__58___allow_for_both_--branch_and_pathspec.mdwn b/doc/todo/get__58___allow_for_both_--branch_and_pathspec.mdwn
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@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ yoh@typhon:/mnt/DATA/data/yoh/1076_spacetop$ git annex get --branch e6888f70ed97
 git-annex: Can only specify one of file names, --all, --branch, --unused, --failed, --key, or --incomplete
 
 ```
+
+> [[closing|done]] --[[Joey]] 
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@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 2"""
+ date="2024-12-18T23:40:52Z"
+ content="""
+Aha, --include and --exclude options work with --branch. So:
+
+	git annex get --branch e6888f70ed97099f83a77d5bcf3372a9a75a2b5e^ --include=*/*.nii.gz'
+
+No need for git's pagespecs when we have [[git-annex-matching-options]]!
+"""]]