diff --git a/manifest.py b/manifest.py
index 32a7e51..da2bb25 100644
--- a/manifest.py
+++ b/manifest.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import xml.dom.minidom
 
 from git_config import GitConfig, IsId
-from project import Project, MetaProject, R_HEADS
+from project import Project, MetaProject, R_HEADS, HEAD
 from remote import Remote
 from error import ManifestParseError
 
@@ -73,6 +73,76 @@
     except OSError, e:
       raise ManifestParseError('cannot link manifest %s' % name)
 
+  def _RemoteToXml(self, r, doc, root):
+    e = doc.createElement('remote')
+    root.appendChild(e)
+    e.setAttribute('name', r.name)
+    e.setAttribute('fetch', r.fetchUrl)
+    if r.reviewUrl is not None:
+      e.setAttribute('review', r.reviewUrl)
+    if r.projectName is not None:
+      e.setAttribute('project-name', r.projectName)
+
+  def Save(self, fd, peg_rev=False):
+    """Write the current manifest out to the given file descriptor.
+    """
+    doc = xml.dom.minidom.Document()
+    root = doc.createElement('manifest')
+    doc.appendChild(root)
+
+    d = self.default
+    sort_remotes = list(self.remotes.keys())
+    sort_remotes.sort()
+
+    for r in sort_remotes:
+      self._RemoteToXml(self.remotes[r], doc, root)
+    if self.remotes:
+      root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(''))
+
+    have_default = False
+    e = doc.createElement('default')
+    if d.remote:
+      have_default = True
+      e.setAttribute('remote', d.remote.name)
+    if d.revision:
+      have_default = True
+      e.setAttribute('revision', d.revision)
+    if have_default:
+      root.appendChild(e)
+      root.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(''))
+
+    sort_projects = list(self.projects.keys())
+    sort_projects.sort()
+
+    for p in sort_projects:
+      p = self.projects[p]
+      e = doc.createElement('project')
+      root.appendChild(e)
+      e.setAttribute('name', p.name)
+      if p.relpath != p.name:
+        e.setAttribute('path', p.relpath)
+      if not d.remote or p.remote.name != d.remote.name:
+        e.setAttribute('remote', p.remote.name)
+      if peg_rev:
+        if self.IsMirror:
+          e.setAttribute('revision',
+                         p.bare_git.rev_parse(p.revision + '^0'))
+        else:
+          e.setAttribute('revision',
+                         p.work_git.rev_parse(HEAD + '^0'))
+      elif not d.revision or p.revision != d.revision:
+        e.setAttribute('revision', p.revision)
+
+      for r in p.extraRemotes:
+        self._RemoteToXml(p.extraRemotes[r], doc, e)
+      for c in p.copyfiles:
+        ce = doc.createElement('copyfile')
+        ce.setAttribute('src', c.src)
+        ce.setAttribute('dest', c.dest)
+        e.appendChild(ce)
+
+    doc.writexml(fd, '', '  ', '\n', 'UTF-8')
+
   @property
   def projects(self):
     self._Load()
@@ -324,7 +394,7 @@
     if not self.IsMirror:
       # src is project relative;
       # dest is relative to the top of the tree
-      project.AddCopyFile(src, os.path.join(self.topdir, dest))
+      project.AddCopyFile(src, dest, os.path.join(self.topdir, dest))
 
   def _get_remote(self, node):
     name = node.getAttribute('remote')
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index b979252..8ed6155 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -178,13 +178,15 @@
 
 
 class _CopyFile:
-  def __init__(self, src, dest):
+  def __init__(self, src, dest, abssrc, absdest):
     self.src = src
     self.dest = dest
+    self.abs_src = abssrc
+    self.abs_dest = absdest
 
   def _Copy(self):
-    src = self.src
-    dest = self.dest
+    src = self.abs_src
+    dest = self.abs_dest
     # copy file if it does not exist or is out of date
     if not os.path.exists(dest) or not filecmp.cmp(src, dest):
       try:
@@ -691,11 +693,11 @@
     self._CopyFiles()
     return True
 
-  def AddCopyFile(self, src, dest):
+  def AddCopyFile(self, src, dest, absdest):
     # dest should already be an absolute path, but src is project relative
     # make src an absolute path
-    src = os.path.join(self.worktree, src)
-    self.copyfiles.append(_CopyFile(src, dest))
+    abssrc = os.path.join(self.worktree, src)
+    self.copyfiles.append(_CopyFile(src, dest, abssrc, absdest))
 
   def DownloadPatchSet(self, change_id, patch_id):
     """Download a single patch set of a single change to FETCH_HEAD.
diff --git a/subcmds/manifest.py b/subcmds/manifest.py
index 69906fa..4374a9d 100644
--- a/subcmds/manifest.py
+++ b/subcmds/manifest.py
@@ -16,16 +16,21 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-from command import Command
+from command import PagedCommand
 
-class Manifest(Command):
+class Manifest(PagedCommand):
   common = False
-  helpSummary = "Manifest file"
+  helpSummary = "Manifest inspection utility"
   helpUsage = """
-%prog
+%prog [-o {-|NAME.xml} [-r]]
 """
   _helpDescription = """
-The repo manifest file describes the projects mapped into the client.
+
+With the -o option, exports the current manifest for inspection.
+The manifest and (if present) local_manifest.xml are combined
+together to produce a single manifest file.  This file can be stored
+in a Git repository for use during future 'repo init' invocations.
+
 """
 
   @property
@@ -39,6 +44,34 @@
     fd.close()
     return help
 
+  def _Options(self, p):
+    p.add_option('-r', '--revision-as-HEAD',
+                 dest='peg_rev', action='store_true',
+                 help='Save revisions as current HEAD')
+    p.add_option('-o', '--output-file',
+                 dest='output_file',
+                 help='File to save the manifest to',
+                 metavar='-|NAME.xml')
+
+  def _Output(self, opt):
+    if opt.output_file == '-':
+      fd = sys.stdout
+    else:
+      fd = open(opt.output_file, 'w')
+    self.manifest.Save(fd,
+                       peg_rev = opt.peg_rev)
+    fd.close()
+    if opt.output_file != '-':
+      print >>sys.stderr, 'Saved manifest to %s' % opt.output_file
+
   def Execute(self, opt, args):
+    if args:
+      self.Usage()
+
+    if opt.output_file is not None:
+      self._Output(opt)
+      return
+
+    print >>sys.stderr, 'error: no operation to perform'
     print >>sys.stderr, 'error: see repo help manifest'
     sys.exit(1)