diff --git a/Annex.hs b/Annex.hs
--- a/Annex.hs
+++ b/Annex.hs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 	, existinghooks :: M.Map Git.Hook.Hook Bool
 	, desktopnotify :: DesktopNotify
 	, workers :: [Either AnnexState (Async AnnexState)]
-	, activeremotes :: MVar (S.Set (Types.Remote.RemoteA Annex))
+	, activeremotes :: MVar (M.Map (Types.Remote.RemoteA Annex) Integer)
 	, keysdbhandle :: Maybe Keys.DbHandle
 	, cachedcurrentbranch :: Maybe Git.Branch
 	, cachedgitenv :: Maybe [(String, String)]
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 
 newState :: GitConfig -> Git.Repo -> IO AnnexState
 newState c r = do
-	emptyactiveremotes <- newMVar S.empty
+	emptyactiveremotes <- newMVar M.empty
 	return $ AnnexState
 		{ repo = r
 		, repoadjustment = return
diff --git a/Annex/Drop.hs b/Annex/Drop.hs
--- a/Annex/Drop.hs
+++ b/Annex/Drop.hs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 			map (`fromTopFilePath` g) <$> Database.Keys.getAssociatedFiles key
 		)
 	let fs = case afile of
-		Just f -> nub (f : l)
-		Nothing -> l
+		AssociatedFile (Just f) -> nub (f : l)
+		AssociatedFile Nothing -> l
 	n <- getcopies fs
 	void $ if fromhere && checkcopies n Nothing
 		then go fs rs n >>= dropl fs
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
 
 	checkdrop fs n u a
 		| null fs = check $ -- no associated files; unused content
-			wantDrop True u (Just key) Nothing
+			wantDrop True u (Just key) (AssociatedFile Nothing)
 		| otherwise = check $
-			allM (wantDrop True u (Just key) . Just) fs
+			allM (wantDrop True u (Just key) . AssociatedFile . Just) fs
 		where
 			check c = ifM c
 				( dodrop n u a
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@
 			( do
 				liftIO $ debugM "drop" $ unwords
 					[ "dropped"
-					, fromMaybe (key2file key) afile
+					, case afile of
+						AssociatedFile Nothing -> key2file key
+						AssociatedFile (Just af) -> af
 					, "(from " ++ maybe "here" show u ++ ")"
 					, "(copies now " ++ show (fromNumCopies have - 1) ++ ")"
 					, ": " ++ reason
diff --git a/Annex/FileMatcher.hs b/Annex/FileMatcher.hs
--- a/Annex/FileMatcher.hs
+++ b/Annex/FileMatcher.hs
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
 checkFileMatcher :: GetFileMatcher -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
 checkFileMatcher getmatcher file = do
 	matcher <- getmatcher file
-	checkMatcher matcher Nothing (Just file) S.empty True
+	checkMatcher matcher Nothing (AssociatedFile (Just file)) S.empty True
 
 checkMatcher :: FileMatcher Annex -> Maybe Key -> AssociatedFile -> AssumeNotPresent -> Bool -> Annex Bool
 checkMatcher matcher mkey afile notpresent d
 	| isEmpty matcher = return d
 	| otherwise = case (mkey, afile) of
-		(_, Just file) -> go =<< fileMatchInfo file
+		(_, AssociatedFile (Just file)) -> go =<< fileMatchInfo file
 		(Just key, _) -> go (MatchingKey key)
 		_ -> return d
   where
diff --git a/Annex/Notification.hs b/Annex/Notification.hs
--- a/Annex/Notification.hs
+++ b/Annex/Notification.hs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
 {- Wrap around an action that performs a transfer, which may run multiple
  - attempts. Displays notification when supported and when the user asked
  - for it. -}
-notifyTransfer :: Direction -> Maybe FilePath -> (NotifyWitness -> Annex Bool) -> Annex Bool
-notifyTransfer _ Nothing a = a NotifyWitness
+notifyTransfer :: Direction -> AssociatedFile -> (NotifyWitness -> Annex Bool) -> Annex Bool
+notifyTransfer _ (AssociatedFile Nothing) a = a NotifyWitness
 #ifdef WITH_DBUS_NOTIFICATIONS
-notifyTransfer direction (Just f) a = do
+notifyTransfer direction (AssociatedFile (Just f)) a = do
 	wanted <- Annex.getState Annex.desktopnotify
 	if (notifyStart wanted || notifyFinish wanted)
 		then do
@@ -47,19 +47,19 @@
 			return ok
 		else a NotifyWitness
 #else
-notifyTransfer _ (Just _) a = a NotifyWitness
+notifyTransfer _ (AssociatedFile (Just _)) a = a NotifyWitness
 #endif
 
-notifyDrop :: Maybe FilePath -> Bool -> Annex ()
-notifyDrop Nothing _ = noop
+notifyDrop :: AssociatedFile -> Bool -> Annex ()
+notifyDrop (AssociatedFile Nothing) _ = noop
 #ifdef WITH_DBUS_NOTIFICATIONS
-notifyDrop (Just f) ok = do
+notifyDrop (AssociatedFile (Just f)) ok = do
 	wanted <- Annex.getState Annex.desktopnotify
 	when (notifyFinish wanted) $ liftIO $ do
 		client <- DBus.Client.connectSession
 		void $ Notify.notify client (droppedNote ok f)
 #else
-notifyDrop (Just _) _ = noop
+notifyDrop (AssociatedFile (Just _)) _ = noop
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WITH_DBUS_NOTIFICATIONS
diff --git a/Annex/Ssh.hs b/Annex/Ssh.hs
--- a/Annex/Ssh.hs
+++ b/Annex/Ssh.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 module Annex.Ssh (
 	ConsumeStdin(..),
+	SshCommand,
+	sshCommand,
 	sshOptions,
 	sshCacheDir,
 	sshReadPort,
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@
 import Utility.FileSystemEncoding
 import Types.CleanupActions
 import Git.Env
+import Git.Ssh
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 import Annex.Perms
 import Annex.LockPool
@@ -47,8 +50,21 @@
  - not be allowed to consume the process's stdin. -}
 data ConsumeStdin = ConsumeStdin | NoConsumeStdin
 
+{- Generates a command to ssh to a given host (or user@host) on a given
+ - port. This includes connection caching parameters, and any ssh-options.
+ - If GIT_SSH or GIT_SSH_COMMAND is set, they are used instead. -}
+sshCommand :: ConsumeStdin -> (SshHost, Maybe SshPort) -> RemoteGitConfig -> SshCommand -> Annex (FilePath, [CommandParam])
+sshCommand cs (host, port) gc remotecmd = maybe go return
+	=<< liftIO (gitSsh' host port remotecmd (consumeStdinParams cs))
+  where
+	go = do
+		ps <- sshOptions cs (host, port) gc []
+		return ("ssh", Param host:ps++[Param remotecmd])
+
 {- Generates parameters to ssh to a given host (or user@host) on a given
- - port. This includes connection caching parameters, and any ssh-options. -}
+ - port. This includes connection caching parameters, and any
+ - ssh-options. Note that the host to ssh to and the command to run
+ - are not included in the returned options. -}
 sshOptions :: ConsumeStdin -> (String, Maybe Integer) -> RemoteGitConfig -> [CommandParam] -> Annex [CommandParam]
 sshOptions cs (host, port) gc opts = go =<< sshCachingInfo (host, port)
   where
@@ -61,12 +77,14 @@
 		, map Param (remoteAnnexSshOptions gc)
 		, opts
 		, portParams port
-		, case cs of
-			ConsumeStdin -> []
-			NoConsumeStdin -> [Param "-n"]
+		, consumeStdinParams cs
 		, [Param "-T"]
 		]
 
+consumeStdinParams :: ConsumeStdin -> [CommandParam]
+consumeStdinParams ConsumeStdin = []
+consumeStdinParams NoConsumeStdin = [Param "-n"]
+
 {- Returns a filename to use for a ssh connection caching socket, and
  - parameters to enable ssh connection caching. -}
 sshCachingInfo :: (String, Maybe Integer) -> Annex (Maybe FilePath, [CommandParam])
@@ -285,19 +303,24 @@
 {- To make any git commands be run with ssh caching enabled,
  - and configured ssh-options alters the local Git.Repo's gitEnv
  - to set GIT_SSH=git-annex, and set sshOptionsEnv when running git
- - commands. -}
+ - commands.
+ -
+ - If GIT_SSH or GIT_SSH_COMMAND are set, this has no effect. -}
 sshOptionsTo :: Git.Repo -> RemoteGitConfig -> Git.Repo -> Annex Git.Repo
 sshOptionsTo remote gc localr
 	| not (Git.repoIsUrl remote) || Git.repoIsHttp remote = unchanged
 	| otherwise = case Git.Url.hostuser remote of
 		Nothing -> unchanged
-		Just host -> do
-			(msockfile, _) <- sshCachingInfo (host, Git.Url.port remote)
-			case msockfile of
-				Nothing -> use []
-				Just sockfile -> do
-					prepSocket sockfile
-					use (sshConnectionCachingParams sockfile)
+		Just host -> ifM (liftIO gitSshEnvSet)
+			( unchanged
+			, do
+				(msockfile, _) <- sshCachingInfo (host, Git.Url.port remote)
+				case msockfile of
+					Nothing -> use []
+					Just sockfile -> do
+						prepSocket sockfile
+						use (sshConnectionCachingParams sockfile)
+			)
   where
 	unchanged = return localr
 
@@ -313,7 +336,7 @@
 				liftIO $ do
 					localr' <- addGitEnv localr sshOptionsEnv
 						(toSshOptionsEnv sshopts)
-					addGitEnv localr' "GIT_SSH" command
+					addGitEnv localr' gitSshEnv command
 
 runSshOptions :: [String] -> String -> IO ()
 runSshOptions args s = do
diff --git a/Annex/Transfer.hs b/Annex/Transfer.hs
--- a/Annex/Transfer.hs
+++ b/Annex/Transfer.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
 import Types.Concurrency
 
 import Control.Concurrent
-import qualified Data.Set as S
+import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
+import Data.Ord
 
 class Observable a where
 	observeBool :: a -> Bool
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
  - An upload can be run from a read-only filesystem, and in this case
  - no transfer information or lock file is used.
  -}
-runTransfer :: Observable v => Transfer -> Maybe FilePath -> RetryDecider -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex v) -> Annex v
+runTransfer :: Observable v => Transfer -> AssociatedFile -> RetryDecider -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex v) -> Annex v
 runTransfer = runTransfer' False
 
 {- Like runTransfer, but ignores any existing transfer lock file for the
@@ -84,12 +85,12 @@
  -
  - Note that this may result in confusing progress meter display in the
  - webapp, if multiple processes are writing to the transfer info file. -}
-alwaysRunTransfer :: Observable v => Transfer -> Maybe FilePath -> RetryDecider -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex v) -> Annex v
+alwaysRunTransfer :: Observable v => Transfer -> AssociatedFile -> RetryDecider -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex v) -> Annex v
 alwaysRunTransfer = runTransfer' True
 
-runTransfer' :: Observable v => Bool -> Transfer -> Maybe FilePath -> RetryDecider -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex v) -> Annex v
-runTransfer' ignorelock t file shouldretry transferaction = checkSecureHashes t $ do
-	info <- liftIO $ startTransferInfo file
+runTransfer' :: Observable v => Bool -> Transfer -> AssociatedFile -> RetryDecider -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex v) -> Annex v
+runTransfer' ignorelock t afile shouldretry transferaction = checkSecureHashes t $ do
+	info <- liftIO $ startTransferInfo afile
 	(meter, tfile, metervar) <- mkProgressUpdater t info
 	mode <- annexFileMode
 	(lck, inprogress) <- prep tfile mode info
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@
 	go rs (Concurrent n) | n > 1 = do
 		mv <- Annex.getState Annex.activeremotes
 		active <- liftIO $ takeMVar mv
-		let rs' = sortBy (inactiveFirst active) rs
+		let rs' = sortBy (lessActiveFirst active) rs
 		goconcurrent mv active rs'
 	go (r:rs) _ = do
 		ok <- a r
@@ -229,11 +230,11 @@
 		liftIO $ putMVar mv active
 		return observeFailure
 	goconcurrent mv active (r:rs) = do
-		let !active' = S.insert r active
+		let !active' = M.insertWith (+) r 1 active
 		liftIO $ putMVar mv active'
 		let getnewactive = do
 			active'' <- liftIO $ takeMVar mv
-			let !active''' = S.delete r active''
+			let !active''' = M.update (\n -> if n > 1 then Just (n-1) else Nothing) r active''
 			return active'''
 		let removeactive = liftIO . putMVar mv =<< getnewactive
 		ok <- a r `onException` removeactive
@@ -246,11 +247,10 @@
 				-- Re-sort the remaining rs 
 				-- because other threads could have
 				-- been assigned them in the meantime.
-				let rs' = sortBy (inactiveFirst active'') rs
+				let rs' = sortBy (lessActiveFirst active'') rs
 				goconcurrent mv active'' rs'
 
-inactiveFirst :: S.Set Remote -> Remote -> Remote -> Ordering
-inactiveFirst active a b
-	| Remote.cost a == Remote.cost b =
-		if a `S.member` active then GT else LT
+lessActiveFirst :: M.Map Remote Integer -> Remote -> Remote -> Ordering
+lessActiveFirst active a b
+	| Remote.cost a == Remote.cost b = comparing (`M.lookup` active) a b
 	| otherwise = compare a b
diff --git a/Assistant/DeleteRemote.hs b/Assistant/DeleteRemote.hs
--- a/Assistant/DeleteRemote.hs
+++ b/Assistant/DeleteRemote.hs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   where
 	queueremaining r k = 
 		queueTransferWhenSmall "remaining object in unwanted remote"
-			Nothing (Transfer Download uuid k) r
+			(AssociatedFile Nothing) (Transfer Download uuid k) r
 	{- Scanning for keys can take a long time; do not tie up
 	 - the Annex monad while doing it, so other threads continue to
 	 - run. -}
diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs b/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
--- a/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/Committer.hs
@@ -503,9 +503,10 @@
 		Just k -> whenM (scanComplete <$> getDaemonStatus) $ do
 			present <- liftAnnex $ inAnnex k
 			void $ if present
-				then queueTransfers "new file created" Next k (Just f) Upload
-				else queueTransfers "new or renamed file wanted" Next k (Just f) Download
-			handleDrops "file renamed" present k (Just f) []
+				then queueTransfers "new file created" Next k af Upload
+				else queueTransfers "new or renamed file wanted" Next k af Download
+			handleDrops "file renamed" present k af []
   where
 	f = changeFile change
+	af = AssociatedFile (Just f)
 checkChangeContent _ = noop
diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/Cronner.hs b/Assistant/Threads/Cronner.hs
--- a/Assistant/Threads/Cronner.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/Cronner.hs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 	void $ repairWhenNecessary urlrenderer u Nothing fsckresults
 	mapM_ reget =<< liftAnnex (dirKeys gitAnnexBadDir)
   where
-	reget k = queueTransfers "fsck found bad file; redownloading" Next k Nothing Download
+	reget k = queueTransfers "fsck found bad file; redownloading" Next k (AssociatedFile Nothing) Download
 runActivity' urlrenderer (ScheduledRemoteFsck u s d) = dispatch =<< liftAnnex (remoteFromUUID u)
   where
 	dispatch Nothing = debug ["skipping remote fsck of uuid without a configured remote", fromUUID u, fromSchedule s]
diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/SanityChecker.hs b/Assistant/Threads/SanityChecker.hs
--- a/Assistant/Threads/SanityChecker.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/SanityChecker.hs
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@
 	unused <- liftAnnex unusedKeys'
 	void $ liftAnnex $ setUnusedKeys unused
 	forM_ unused $ \k -> do
-		unlessM (queueTransfers "unused" Later k Nothing Upload) $
-			handleDrops "unused" True k Nothing []
+		unlessM (queueTransfers "unused" Later k (AssociatedFile Nothing) Upload) $
+			handleDrops "unused" True k (AssociatedFile Nothing) []
 
 	return True
   where
diff --git a/Assistant/Threads/TransferScanner.hs b/Assistant/Threads/TransferScanner.hs
--- a/Assistant/Threads/TransferScanner.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Threads/TransferScanner.hs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import CmdLine.Action
 
 import qualified Data.Set as S
+import Control.Concurrent
 
 {- This thread waits until a remote needs to be scanned, to find transfers
  - that need to be made, to keep data in sync.
@@ -145,12 +146,17 @@
 			(findtransfers f unwanted)
 				=<< liftAnnex (lookupFile f)
 		mapM_ (enqueue f) ts
+
+		{- Delay for a short time to avoid using too much CPU. -}
+		liftIO $ threadDelay $ fromIntegral $ oneSecond `div` 200
+
 		scan unwanted' fs
 
 	enqueue f (r, t) =
 		queueTransferWhenSmall "expensive scan found missing object"
-			(Just f) t r
+			(AssociatedFile (Just f)) t r
 	findtransfers f unwanted key = do
+		let af = AssociatedFile (Just f)
 		{- The syncable remotes may have changed since this
 		 - scan began. -}
 		syncrs <- syncDataRemotes <$> getDaemonStatus
@@ -158,14 +164,14 @@
 		present <- liftAnnex $ inAnnex key
 		liftAnnex $ handleDropsFrom locs syncrs
 			"expensive scan found too many copies of object"
-			present key (Just f) [] callCommandAction
+			present key af [] callCommandAction
 		liftAnnex $ do
 			let slocs = S.fromList locs
 			let use a = return $ mapMaybe (a key slocs) syncrs
 			ts <- if present
-				then filterM (wantSend True (Just key) (Just f) . Remote.uuid . fst)
+				then filterM (wantSend True (Just key) af . Remote.uuid . fst)
 					=<< use (genTransfer Upload False)
-				else ifM (wantGet True (Just key) (Just f))
+				else ifM (wantGet True (Just key) af)
 					( use (genTransfer Download True) , return [] )
 			let unwanted' = S.difference unwanted slocs
 			return (unwanted', ts)
diff --git a/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs b/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs
--- a/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs
+++ b/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs
@@ -153,10 +153,11 @@
 	 -}
 	go remote transferrer = ifM (liftIO $ performTransfer transferrer t info)
 		( do
-			maybe noop
-				(void . addAlert . makeAlertFiller True 
-					. transferFileAlert direction True)
-				(associatedFile info)
+			case associatedFile info of
+				AssociatedFile Nothing -> noop
+				AssociatedFile (Just af) -> void $ 
+					addAlert $ makeAlertFiller True $
+						transferFileAlert direction True af
 			unless isdownload $
 				handleDrops
 					("object uploaded to " ++ show remote)
diff --git a/Assistant/Upgrade.hs b/Assistant/Upgrade.hs
--- a/Assistant/Upgrade.hs
+++ b/Assistant/Upgrade.hs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 		hook <- asIO1 $ distributionDownloadComplete d dest cleanup
 		modifyDaemonStatus_ $ \s -> s
 			{ transferHook = M.insert k hook (transferHook s) }
-		maybe noop (queueTransfer "upgrade" Next (Just f) t)
+		maybe noop (queueTransfer "upgrade" Next (AssociatedFile (Just f)) t)
 			=<< liftAnnex (remoteFromUUID webUUID)
 		startTransfer t
 	k = distributionKey d
diff --git a/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs b/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs
--- a/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs
+++ b/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 	ident = "transfers"
 	isrunning info = not $
 		transferPaused info || isNothing (startedTime info)
+	desc transfer info = case associatedFile info of
+		AssociatedFile Nothing -> key2file $ transferKey transfer
+		AssociatedFile (Just af) -> af
 
 {- Simplifies a list of transfers, avoiding display of redundant
  - equivilant transfers. -}
diff --git a/Backend/Hash.hs b/Backend/Hash.hs
--- a/Backend/Hash.hs
+++ b/Backend/Hash.hs
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
 		}
 	{- Fast migration from hash to hashE backend. -}
 	| migratable && hasExt oldvariety = case afile of
-		Nothing -> Nothing
-		Just file -> Just $ oldkey
+		AssociatedFile Nothing -> Nothing
+		AssociatedFile (Just file) -> Just $ oldkey
 			{ keyName = keyHash oldkey ++ selectExtension file
 			, keyVariety = newvariety
 			}
diff --git a/Build/BundledPrograms.hs b/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
--- a/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
+++ b/Build/BundledPrograms.hs
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@
 #else
 	[
 #endif
+#ifndef darwin_HOST_OS
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
+	-- OS X has ssh installed by default.
+	-- On Windows, git provides ssh.
+	-- Linux probably has ssh installed system wide,
+	-- and if so the user probably wants to use that one.
+	, Just "ssh"
+	, Just "ssh-keygen"
+#endif
+#endif
 	]
 
 {- Programs that should be preferred for use from the bundle, over
@@ -57,15 +67,6 @@
 	, Just "xargs"
 #endif
 	, Just "rsync"
-#ifndef darwin_HOST_OS
-#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
-	-- OS X has ssh installed by default.
-	-- Linux probably has ssh, but not guaranteed.
-	-- On Windows, git provides ssh.
-	, Just "ssh"
-	, Just "ssh-keygen"
-#endif
-#endif
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	, Just "sh"
 #endif
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,34 @@
+git-annex (6.20170321) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Bugfix: Passing a command a filename that does not exist sometimes
+    did not display an error, when a path to a directory was also passed.
+  * status: Propigate nonzero exit code from git status.
+  * Linux standalone builds put the bundled ssh last in PATH,
+    so any system ssh will be preferred over it.
+  * assistant: Add 1/200th second delay between checking each file
+    in the full transfer scan, to avoid using too much CPU.
+  * get -J: Improve distribution of jobs amoung remotes when there are more
+    jobs than remotes.
+  * fsck -q: When a file has bad content, include the name of the file
+    in the warning message.
+  * Windows: Improve handling of shebang in external special remote
+    program, searching for the program in the PATH.
+  * Drop support for building with old versions of dns, http-conduit,
+    directory, feed, and http-types.
+  * Windows: Fix bug in shell script shebang lookup code that
+    caused a "delayed read on closed handle" error.
+  * git-annex-shell: Fix bug when used with a recently cloned repository,
+    where "merging" messages were included in the output of configlist
+    (and perhaps other commands) and caused a "Failed to get annex.uuid
+    configuration" error.
+  * Support GIT_SSH and GIT_SSH_COMMAND, which are handled close the same
+    as they are by git. However, unlike git, git-annex sometimes needs to
+    pass the -n parameter when using these.
+  * sync --content-of=path (-C path) added for when you want to sync
+    only some files' contents, not the whole working tree.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:27:38 -0400
+
 git-annex (6.20170301.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix reversion in yesterday's release that made SHA1E and MD5E backends
diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 Copyright: 2012-2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
 License: BSD-2-clause
 
-Files: Utility/Gpg.hs Utility/DirWatcher*
-Copyright: © 2010-2014 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
-License: GPL-3+
-
 Files: doc/logo* */favicon.ico standalone/osx/git-annex.app/Contents/Resources/git-annex.icns standalone/android/icons/*
 Copyright: 2007 Henrik Nyh <http://henrik.nyh.se/>
            2010 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
diff --git a/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs b/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs
--- a/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/GitAnnexShell.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	]
 
 cmds :: [Command]
-cmds = map adddirparam $ cmds_readonly ++ cmds_notreadonly
+cmds = map (adddirparam . noMessages) (cmds_readonly ++ cmds_notreadonly)
   where
 	adddirparam c = c { cmdparamdesc = "DIRECTORY " ++ cmdparamdesc c }
 
diff --git a/CmdLine/Seek.hs b/CmdLine/Seek.hs
--- a/CmdLine/Seek.hs
+++ b/CmdLine/Seek.hs
@@ -243,13 +243,12 @@
 
 seekHelper :: ([FilePath] -> Git.Repo -> IO ([FilePath], IO Bool)) -> [FilePath] -> Annex [FilePath]
 seekHelper a params = do
-	ll <- inRepo $ \g -> concat <$> forM (segmentXargsOrdered params)
-		(runSegmentPaths (\fs -> Git.Command.leaveZombie <$> a fs g))
-	forM_ (map fst $ filter (null . snd) $ zip params ll) $ \p ->
+	forM_ params $ \p ->
 		unlessM (isJust <$> liftIO (catchMaybeIO $ getSymbolicLinkStatus p)) $ do
 			toplevelWarning False (p ++ " not found")
 			Annex.incError
-	return $ concat ll
+	inRepo $ \g -> concat . concat <$> forM (segmentXargsOrdered params)
+		(runSegmentPaths (\fs -> Git.Command.leaveZombie <$> a fs g))
 
 notSymlink :: FilePath -> IO Bool
 notSymlink f = liftIO $ not . isSymbolicLink <$> getSymbolicLinkStatus f
diff --git a/Command/AddUrl.hs b/Command/AddUrl.hs
--- a/Command/AddUrl.hs
+++ b/Command/AddUrl.hs
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@
 			-- so that the remote knows what url it
 			-- should use to download it.
 			setTempUrl urlkey loguri
-			let downloader = \dest p -> fst <$> Remote.retrieveKeyFile r urlkey (Just file) dest p
+			let downloader = \dest p -> fst 
+				<$> Remote.retrieveKeyFile r urlkey
+					(AssociatedFile (Just file)) dest p
 			ret <- downloadWith downloader urlkey (Remote.uuid r) loguri file
 			removeTempUrl urlkey
 			return ret
@@ -255,8 +257,8 @@
 			checkDiskSpaceToGet sizedkey Nothing $ do
 				tmp <- fromRepo $ gitAnnexTmpObjectLocation key
 				showOutput
-				ok <- Transfer.notifyTransfer Transfer.Download (Just file) $
-					Transfer.download webUUID key (Just file) Transfer.forwardRetry $ \p -> do
+				ok <- Transfer.notifyTransfer Transfer.Download afile $
+					Transfer.download webUUID key afile Transfer.forwardRetry $ \p -> do
 						liftIO $ createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir tmp)
 						downloadUrl key p [videourl] tmp
 				if ok
@@ -265,6 +267,8 @@
 						return (Just key)
 					else return Nothing
 		)
+  where
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
 addUrlChecked :: Bool -> URLString -> UUID -> (Key -> Annex (Bool, Bool)) -> Key -> CommandPerform
 addUrlChecked relaxed url u checkexistssize key
@@ -328,10 +332,11 @@
 			, return Nothing
 			)
   where
-	runtransfer tmp =  Transfer.notifyTransfer Transfer.Download (Just file) $
-		Transfer.download u dummykey (Just file) Transfer.forwardRetry $ \p -> do
+	runtransfer tmp =  Transfer.notifyTransfer Transfer.Download afile $
+		Transfer.download u dummykey afile Transfer.forwardRetry $ \p -> do
 			liftIO $ createDirectoryIfMissing True (parentDir tmp)
 			downloader tmp p
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
 {- Adds the url size to the Key. -}
 addSizeUrlKey :: Url.UrlInfo -> Key -> Key
diff --git a/Command/Copy.hs b/Command/Copy.hs
--- a/Command/Copy.hs
+++ b/Command/Copy.hs
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@
 		| otherwise = return True
 	want = case Command.Move.fromToOptions (moveOptions o) of
 		ToRemote dest -> (Remote.uuid <$> getParsed dest) >>=
-			wantSend False (Just key) (Just file)
+			wantSend False (Just key) (AssociatedFile (Just file))
 		FromRemote _ ->
-			wantGet False (Just key) (Just file)
+			wantGet False (Just key) (AssociatedFile (Just file))
diff --git a/Command/Drop.hs b/Command/Drop.hs
--- a/Command/Drop.hs
+++ b/Command/Drop.hs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 start :: DropOptions -> FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
 start o file key = start' o key afile (mkActionItem afile)
   where
-	afile = Just file
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
 start' :: DropOptions -> Key -> AssociatedFile -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 start' o key afile ai = do
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 			| otherwise = return True
 
 startKeys :: DropOptions -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
-startKeys o key = start' o key Nothing
+startKeys o key = start' o key (AssociatedFile Nothing)
 
 startLocal :: AssociatedFile -> ActionItem -> NumCopies -> Key -> [VerifiedCopy] -> CommandStart
 startLocal afile ai numcopies key preverified = stopUnless (inAnnex key) $ do
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@
 {- In auto mode, only runs the action if there are enough
  - copies on other semitrusted repositories. -}
 checkDropAuto :: Bool -> Maybe Remote -> AssociatedFile -> Key -> (NumCopies -> CommandStart) -> CommandStart
-checkDropAuto automode mremote afile key a = go =<< maybe getNumCopies getFileNumCopies afile
+checkDropAuto automode mremote (AssociatedFile afile) key a =
+	go =<< maybe getNumCopies getFileNumCopies afile
   where
 	go numcopies
 		| automode = do
diff --git a/Command/DropUnused.hs b/Command/DropUnused.hs
--- a/Command/DropUnused.hs
+++ b/Command/DropUnused.hs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 perform from numcopies key = case from of
 	Just r -> do
 		showAction $ "from " ++ Remote.name r
-		Command.Drop.performRemote key Nothing numcopies r
+		Command.Drop.performRemote key (AssociatedFile Nothing) numcopies r
 	Nothing -> ifM (inAnnex key)
-		( Command.Drop.performLocal key Nothing numcopies []
+		( Command.Drop.performLocal key (AssociatedFile Nothing) numcopies []
 		, next (return True)
 		)
 
diff --git a/Command/Fsck.hs b/Command/Fsck.hs
--- a/Command/Fsck.hs
+++ b/Command/Fsck.hs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import qualified Database.Fsck as FsckDb
 import Types.CleanupActions
 import Types.Key
+import Types.ActionItem
 
 import Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
 import System.Posix.Types (EpochTime)
@@ -110,9 +111,10 @@
 			numcopies <- getFileNumCopies file
 			case from of
 				Nothing -> go $ perform key file backend numcopies
-				Just r -> go $ performRemote key (Just file) backend numcopies r
+				Just r -> go $ performRemote key afile backend numcopies r
   where
-	go = runFsck inc (mkActionItem (Just file)) key
+	go = runFsck inc (mkActionItem afile) key
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
 perform :: Key -> FilePath -> Backend -> NumCopies -> Annex Bool
 perform key file backend numcopies = do
@@ -120,13 +122,16 @@
 	check
 		-- order matters
 		[ fixLink key file
-		, verifyLocationLog key keystatus file
+		, verifyLocationLog key keystatus ai
 		, verifyAssociatedFiles key keystatus file
 		, verifyWorkTree key file
-		, checkKeySize key keystatus
-		, checkBackend backend key keystatus (Just file)
-		, checkKeyNumCopies key (Just file) numcopies
+		, checkKeySize key keystatus ai
+		, checkBackend backend key keystatus afile
+		, checkKeyNumCopies key afile numcopies
 		]
+  where
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
+	ai = ActionItemAssociatedFile afile
 
 {- To fsck a remote, the content is retrieved to a tmp file,
  - and checked locally. -}
@@ -148,11 +153,12 @@
 				return False
 	dispatch (Right False) = go False Nothing
 	go present localcopy = check
-		[ verifyLocationLogRemote key (maybe (key2file key) id afile) remote present
-		, checkKeySizeRemote key remote localcopy
-		, checkBackendRemote backend key remote localcopy
+		[ verifyLocationLogRemote key ai remote present
+		, withLocalCopy localcopy $ checkKeySizeRemote key remote ai
+		, withLocalCopy localcopy $ checkBackendRemote backend key remote ai
 		, checkKeyNumCopies key afile numcopies
 		]
+	ai = ActionItemAssociatedFile afile
 	withtmp a = do
 		pid <- liftIO getPID
 		t <- fromRepo gitAnnexTmpObjectDir
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@
 			, ifM (Annex.getState Annex.fast)
 				( return Nothing
 				, Just . fst <$>
-					Remote.retrieveKeyFile remote key Nothing tmp dummymeter
+					Remote.retrieveKeyFile remote key (AssociatedFile Nothing) tmp dummymeter
 				)
 			)
 		, return (Just False)
@@ -181,16 +187,16 @@
 		Just backend -> runFsck inc ai key $
 			case from of
 				Nothing -> performKey key backend numcopies
-				Just r -> performRemote key Nothing backend numcopies r
+				Just r -> performRemote key (AssociatedFile Nothing) backend numcopies r
 
 performKey :: Key -> Backend -> NumCopies -> Annex Bool
 performKey key backend numcopies = do
 	keystatus <- getKeyStatus key
 	check
-		[ verifyLocationLog key keystatus (key2file key)
-		, checkKeySize key keystatus
-		, checkBackend backend key keystatus Nothing
-		, checkKeyNumCopies key Nothing numcopies
+		[ verifyLocationLog key keystatus (mkActionItem key)
+		, checkKeySize key keystatus (mkActionItem key)
+		, checkBackend backend key keystatus (AssociatedFile Nothing)
+		, checkKeyNumCopies key (AssociatedFile Nothing) numcopies
 		]
 
 check :: [Annex Bool] -> Annex Bool
@@ -215,8 +221,8 @@
 
 {- Checks that the location log reflects the current status of the key,
  - in this repository only. -}
-verifyLocationLog :: Key -> KeyStatus -> String -> Annex Bool
-verifyLocationLog key keystatus desc = do
+verifyLocationLog :: Key -> KeyStatus -> ActionItem -> Annex Bool
+verifyLocationLog key keystatus ai = do
 	direct <- isDirect
 	obj <- calcRepo $ gitAnnexLocation key
 	present <- if not direct && isKeyUnlocked keystatus
@@ -247,15 +253,15 @@
 	 - but that is expected and not something to do anything about. -}
 	if direct && not present
 		then return True
-		else verifyLocationLog' key desc present u (logChange key u)
+		else verifyLocationLog' key ai present u (logChange key u)
 
-verifyLocationLogRemote :: Key -> String -> Remote -> Bool -> Annex Bool
-verifyLocationLogRemote key desc remote present =
-	verifyLocationLog' key desc present (Remote.uuid remote)
+verifyLocationLogRemote :: Key -> ActionItem -> Remote -> Bool -> Annex Bool
+verifyLocationLogRemote key ai remote present =
+	verifyLocationLog' key ai present (Remote.uuid remote)
 		(Remote.logStatus remote key)
 
-verifyLocationLog' :: Key -> String -> Bool -> UUID -> (LogStatus -> Annex ()) -> Annex Bool
-verifyLocationLog' key desc present u updatestatus = do
+verifyLocationLog' :: Key -> ActionItem -> Bool -> UUID -> (LogStatus -> Annex ()) -> Annex Bool
+verifyLocationLog' key ai present u updatestatus = do
 	uuids <- loggedLocations key
 	case (present, u `elem` uuids) of
 		(True, False) -> do
@@ -265,8 +271,9 @@
 		(False, True) -> do
 			fix InfoMissing
 			warning $
-				"** Based on the location log, " ++ desc
-				++ "\n** was expected to be present, " ++
+				"** Based on the location log, " ++
+				actionItemDesc ai key ++
+				"\n** was expected to be present, " ++
 				"but its content is missing."
 			return False
 		(False, False) -> do
@@ -338,22 +345,25 @@
  -
  - Not checked when a file is unlocked, or in direct mode.
  -}
-checkKeySize :: Key -> KeyStatus -> Annex Bool
-checkKeySize _ KeyUnlocked = return True
-checkKeySize key _ = do
+checkKeySize :: Key -> KeyStatus -> ActionItem -> Annex Bool
+checkKeySize _ KeyUnlocked _ = return True
+checkKeySize key _ ai = do
 	file <- calcRepo $ gitAnnexLocation key
 	ifM (liftIO $ doesFileExist file)
-		( checkKeySizeOr badContent key file
+		( checkKeySizeOr badContent key file ai
 		, return True
 		)
 
-checkKeySizeRemote :: Key -> Remote -> Maybe FilePath -> Annex Bool
-checkKeySizeRemote _ _ Nothing = return True
-checkKeySizeRemote key remote (Just file) =
-	checkKeySizeOr (badContentRemote remote file) key file
+withLocalCopy :: Maybe FilePath -> (FilePath -> Annex Bool) -> Annex Bool
+withLocalCopy Nothing _ = return True
+withLocalCopy (Just localcopy) f = f localcopy
 
-checkKeySizeOr :: (Key -> Annex String) -> Key -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
-checkKeySizeOr bad key file = case keySize key of
+checkKeySizeRemote :: Key -> Remote -> ActionItem -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
+checkKeySizeRemote key remote ai localcopy =
+	checkKeySizeOr (badContentRemote remote localcopy) key localcopy ai
+
+checkKeySizeOr :: (Key -> Annex String) -> Key -> FilePath -> ActionItem -> Annex Bool
+checkKeySizeOr bad key file ai = case keySize key of
 	Nothing -> return True
 	Just size -> do
 		size' <- liftIO $ getFileSize file
@@ -366,7 +376,8 @@
 	badsize a b = do
 		msg <- bad key
 		warning $ concat
-			[ "Bad file size ("
+			[ actionItemDesc ai key
+			, ": Bad file size ("
 			, compareSizes storageUnits True a b
 			, "); "
 			, msg
@@ -383,37 +394,38 @@
  - because modification of direct mode files is allowed. It's still done
  - if the file does not appear modified, to catch disk corruption, etc.
  -}
-checkBackend :: Backend -> Key -> KeyStatus -> Maybe FilePath -> Annex Bool
-checkBackend backend key keystatus mfile = go =<< isDirect
+checkBackend :: Backend -> Key -> KeyStatus -> AssociatedFile -> Annex Bool
+checkBackend backend key keystatus afile = go =<< isDirect
   where
 	go False = do
 		content <- calcRepo $ gitAnnexLocation key
 		ifM (pure (isKeyUnlocked keystatus) <&&> (not <$> isUnmodified key content))
 			( nocheck
-			, checkBackendOr badContent backend key content
+			, checkBackendOr badContent backend key content (mkActionItem afile)
 			)
-	go True = maybe nocheck checkdirect mfile
+	go True = case afile of
+		AssociatedFile Nothing -> nocheck
+		AssociatedFile (Just f) -> checkdirect f
 	checkdirect file = ifM (Direct.goodContent key file)
-		( checkBackendOr' (badContentDirect file) backend key file
+		( checkBackendOr' (badContentDirect file) backend key file (mkActionItem afile)
 			(Direct.goodContent key file)
 		, nocheck
 		)
 	nocheck = return True
 
-checkBackendRemote :: Backend -> Key -> Remote -> Maybe FilePath -> Annex Bool
-checkBackendRemote backend key remote = maybe (return True) go
-  where
-	go file = checkBackendOr (badContentRemote remote file) backend key file
+checkBackendRemote :: Backend -> Key -> Remote -> ActionItem -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
+checkBackendRemote backend key remote ai localcopy =
+	checkBackendOr (badContentRemote remote localcopy) backend key localcopy ai
 
-checkBackendOr :: (Key -> Annex String) -> Backend -> Key -> FilePath -> Annex Bool
-checkBackendOr bad backend key file =
-	checkBackendOr' bad backend key file (return True)
+checkBackendOr :: (Key -> Annex String) -> Backend -> Key -> FilePath -> ActionItem -> Annex Bool
+checkBackendOr bad backend key file ai =
+	checkBackendOr' bad backend key file ai (return True)
 
 -- The postcheck action is run after the content is verified,
 -- in order to detect situations where the file is changed while being
 -- verified (particularly in direct mode).
-checkBackendOr' :: (Key -> Annex String) -> Backend -> Key -> FilePath -> Annex Bool -> Annex Bool
-checkBackendOr' bad backend key file postcheck =
+checkBackendOr' :: (Key -> Annex String) -> Backend -> Key -> FilePath -> ActionItem -> Annex Bool -> Annex Bool
+checkBackendOr' bad backend key file ai postcheck =
 	case Types.Backend.verifyKeyContent backend of
 		Nothing -> return True
 		Just verifier -> do
@@ -422,28 +434,34 @@
 				( do
 					unless ok $ do
 						msg <- bad key
-						warning $ "Bad file content; " ++ msg
+						warning $ concat
+							[ actionItemDesc ai key
+							, ": Bad file content; "
+							, msg
+							]
 					return ok
 				, return True
 				)
 
 checkKeyNumCopies :: Key -> AssociatedFile -> NumCopies -> Annex Bool
 checkKeyNumCopies key afile numcopies = do
-	let file = fromMaybe (key2file key) afile
+	let (desc, hasafile) = case afile of
+		AssociatedFile Nothing -> (key2file key, False)
+		AssociatedFile (Just af) -> (af, True)
 	locs <- loggedLocations key
 	(untrustedlocations, otherlocations) <- trustPartition UnTrusted locs
 	(deadlocations, safelocations) <- trustPartition DeadTrusted otherlocations
 	let present = NumCopies (length safelocations)
 	if present < numcopies
-		then ifM (pure (isNothing afile) <&&> checkDead key)
+		then ifM (pure (not hasafile) <&&> checkDead key)
 			( do
 				showLongNote $ "This key is dead, skipping."
 				return True
 			, do
 				untrusted <- Remote.prettyPrintUUIDs "untrusted" untrustedlocations
 				dead <- Remote.prettyPrintUUIDs "dead" deadlocations
-				warning $ missingNote file present numcopies untrusted dead
-				when (fromNumCopies present == 0 && isNothing afile) $
+				warning $ missingNote desc present numcopies untrusted dead
+				when (fromNumCopies present == 0 && not hasafile) $
 					showLongNote "(Avoid this check by running: git annex dead --key )"
 				return False
 			)
diff --git a/Command/Get.hs b/Command/Get.hs
--- a/Command/Get.hs
+++ b/Command/Get.hs
@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@
 start :: GetOptions -> Maybe Remote -> FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
 start o from file key = start' expensivecheck from key afile (mkActionItem afile)
   where
-	afile = Just file
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 	expensivecheck
-		| autoMode o = numCopiesCheck file key (<) <||> wantGet False (Just key) (Just file)
+		| autoMode o = numCopiesCheck file key (<)
+			<||> wantGet False (Just key) afile
 		| otherwise = return True
 
 startKeys :: Maybe Remote -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 startKeys from key ai = checkFailedTransferDirection ai Download $
-	start' (return True) from key Nothing ai
+	start' (return True) from key (AssociatedFile Nothing) ai
 
 start' :: Annex Bool -> Maybe Remote -> Key -> AssociatedFile -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 start' expensivecheck from key afile ai = stopUnless (not <$> inAnnex key) $
diff --git a/Command/ImportFeed.hs b/Command/ImportFeed.hs
--- a/Command/ImportFeed.hs
+++ b/Command/ImportFeed.hs
@@ -272,24 +272,16 @@
 		, extractField "itempubdate" [pubdate $ item i]
 		]
   where
-#if MIN_VERSION_feed(0,3,9)
 	pubdate itm = case getItemPublishDate itm :: Maybe (Maybe UTCTime) of
 		Just (Just d) -> Just $
 			formatTime defaultTimeLocale "%F" d
 		-- if date cannot be parsed, use the raw string
 		_ -> replace "/" "-" <$> getItemPublishDateString itm
-#else
-	pubdate _ = Nothing
-#endif
 
 extractMetaData :: ToDownload -> MetaData
-#if MIN_VERSION_feed(0,3,9)
 extractMetaData i = case getItemPublishDate (item i) :: Maybe (Maybe UTCTime) of
 	Just (Just d) -> unionMetaData meta (dateMetaData d meta)
 	_ -> meta
-#else
-extractMetaData i = meta
-#endif
   where
 	tometa (k, v) = (mkMetaFieldUnchecked k, S.singleton (toMetaValue v))
 	meta = MetaData $ M.fromList $ map tometa $ extractFields i
diff --git a/Command/Info.hs b/Command/Info.hs
--- a/Command/Info.hs
+++ b/Command/Info.hs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import Types.Key
 import Types.TrustLevel
 import Types.FileMatcher
+import Types.ActionItem
 import qualified Limit
 import Messages.JSON (DualDisp(..), ObjectMap(..))
 import Annex.BloomFilter
@@ -420,7 +421,9 @@
 	desc = "transfers in progress"
 	line uuidmap t i = unwords
 		[ formatDirection (transferDirection t) ++ "ing"
-		, fromMaybe (key2file $ transferKey t) (associatedFile i)
+		, actionItemDesc
+			(ActionItemAssociatedFile (associatedFile i))
+			(transferKey t)
 		, if transferDirection t == Upload then "to" else "from"
 		, maybe (fromUUID $ transferUUID t) Remote.name $
 			M.lookup (transferUUID t) uuidmap
@@ -428,9 +431,11 @@
 	jsonify t i = object $ map (\(k, v) -> (T.pack k, v)) $
 		[ ("transfer", toJSON (formatDirection (transferDirection t)))
 		, ("key", toJSON (key2file (transferKey t)))
-		, ("file", toJSON (associatedFile i))
+		, ("file", toJSON afile)
 		, ("remote", toJSON (fromUUID (transferUUID t)))
 		]
+	  where
+		AssociatedFile afile = associatedFile i
 
 disk_size :: Stat
 disk_size = simpleStat "available local disk space" $
diff --git a/Command/Map.hs b/Command/Map.hs
--- a/Command/Map.hs
+++ b/Command/Map.hs
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@
 		(pipedconfig, return Nothing) "configlist" [] []
 	manualconfiglist = do
 		gc <- Annex.getRemoteGitConfig r
-		sshparams <- Ssh.toRepo NoConsumeStdin r gc [Param sshcmd]
-		liftIO $ pipedconfig "ssh" sshparams
+		(sshcmd, sshparams) <- Ssh.toRepo NoConsumeStdin r gc remotecmd
+		liftIO $ pipedconfig sshcmd sshparams
 	  where
-		sshcmd = "sh -c " ++ shellEscape
+		remotecmd = "sh -c " ++ shellEscape
 			(cddir ++ " && " ++ "git config --null --list")
 		dir = Git.repoPath r
 		cddir
diff --git a/Command/MetaData.hs b/Command/MetaData.hs
--- a/Command/MetaData.hs
+++ b/Command/MetaData.hs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 start :: POSIXTime -> MetaDataOptions -> FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
 start now o file k = startKeys now o k (mkActionItem afile)
   where
-	afile = Just file
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
 startKeys :: POSIXTime -> MetaDataOptions -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 startKeys now o k ai = case getSet o of
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	Left f -> do
 		mk <- lookupFile f
 		case mk of
-			Just k -> go k (mkActionItem (Just f))
+			Just k -> go k (mkActionItem (AssociatedFile (Just f)))
 			Nothing -> giveup $ "not an annexed file: " ++ f
 	Right k -> go k (mkActionItem k)
   where
diff --git a/Command/Migrate.hs b/Command/Migrate.hs
--- a/Command/Migrate.hs
+++ b/Command/Migrate.hs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	go (Just (newkey, knowngoodcontent))
 		| knowngoodcontent = finish newkey
 		| otherwise = stopUnless checkcontent $ finish newkey
-	checkcontent = Command.Fsck.checkBackend oldbackend oldkey Command.Fsck.KeyLocked $ Just file
+	checkcontent = Command.Fsck.checkBackend oldbackend oldkey Command.Fsck.KeyLocked afile
 	finish newkey = ifM (Command.ReKey.linkKey file oldkey newkey)
 		( do
 			copyMetaData oldkey newkey
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 			next $ Command.ReKey.cleanup file oldkey newkey
 		, error "failed"
 		)
-	genkey = case maybe Nothing (\fm -> fm oldkey newbackend (Just file)) (fastMigrate oldbackend) of
+	genkey = case maybe Nothing (\fm -> fm oldkey newbackend afile) (fastMigrate oldbackend) of
 		Just newkey -> return $ Just (newkey, True)
 		Nothing -> do
 			content <- calcRepo $ gitAnnexLocation oldkey
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@
 			return $ case v of
 				Just (newkey, _) -> Just (newkey, False)
 				_ -> Nothing
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
diff --git a/Command/Mirror.hs b/Command/Mirror.hs
--- a/Command/Mirror.hs
+++ b/Command/Mirror.hs
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@
 seek :: MirrorOptions -> CommandSeek
 seek o = allowConcurrentOutput $ 
 	withKeyOptions (keyOptions o) False
-		(startKey o Nothing)
+		(startKey o (AssociatedFile Nothing))
 		(withFilesInGit $ whenAnnexed $ start o)
 		(mirrorFiles o)
 
 start :: MirrorOptions -> FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
 start o file k = startKey o afile k (mkActionItem afile)
   where
-	afile = Just file
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
-startKey :: MirrorOptions -> Maybe FilePath -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
+startKey :: MirrorOptions -> AssociatedFile -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 startKey o afile key ai = case fromToOptions o of
 	ToRemote r -> checkFailedTransferDirection ai Upload $ ifM (inAnnex key)
 		( Command.Move.toStart False afile key ai =<< getParsed r
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@
 				, stop
 				)
   where
-	getnumcopies = maybe getNumCopies getFileNumCopies afile
+	getnumcopies = case afile of
+		AssociatedFile Nothing -> getNumCopies
+		AssociatedFile (Just af) -> getFileNumCopies af
diff --git a/Command/Move.hs b/Command/Move.hs
--- a/Command/Move.hs
+++ b/Command/Move.hs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 start :: MoveOptions -> Bool -> FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
 start o move f k = start' o move afile k (mkActionItem afile)
   where
-	afile = Just f
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just f)
 
 startKey :: MoveOptions -> Bool -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
-startKey o move = start' o move Nothing
+startKey o move = start' o move (AssociatedFile Nothing)
 
 start' :: MoveOptions -> Bool -> AssociatedFile -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 start' o move afile key ai = 
diff --git a/Command/SendKey.hs b/Command/SendKey.hs
--- a/Command/SendKey.hs
+++ b/Command/SendKey.hs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 fieldTransfer :: Direction -> Key -> (MeterUpdate -> Annex Bool) -> CommandStart
 fieldTransfer direction key a = do
 	liftIO $ debugM "fieldTransfer" "transfer start"
-	afile <- Fields.getField Fields.associatedFile
+	afile <- AssociatedFile <$> Fields.getField Fields.associatedFile
 	ok <- maybe (a $ const noop)
 		-- Using noRetry here because we're the sender.
 		(\u -> runner (Transfer direction (toUUID u) key) afile noRetry a)
diff --git a/Command/Status.hs b/Command/Status.hs
--- a/Command/Status.hs
+++ b/Command/Status.hs
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@
 		, return $ \s -> pure (Just s)
 		)
 	forM_ l $ \s -> maybe noop displayStatus =<< getstatus s
-	void $ liftIO cleanup
-	stop
+	ifM (liftIO cleanup)
+		( stop
+		, giveup "git status failed"
+		)
   where
 	ps = case ignoreSubmodules o of
 		Nothing -> []
diff --git a/Command/Sync.hs b/Command/Sync.hs
--- a/Command/Sync.hs
+++ b/Command/Sync.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 cmd = withGlobalOptions [jobsOption] $
 	command "sync" SectionCommon 
 		"synchronize local repository with remotes"
-		(paramRepeating paramRemote) (seek <$$> optParser)
+		(paramRepeating paramRemote) (seek <--< optParser)
 
 data SyncOptions  = SyncOptions
 	{ syncWith :: CmdParams
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 	, pushOption :: Bool
 	, contentOption :: Bool
 	, noContentOption :: Bool
+	, contentOfOption :: [FilePath]
 	, keyOptions :: Maybe KeyOptions
 	}
 
@@ -109,8 +110,29 @@
 		( long "no-content"
 		<> help "do not transfer file contents"
 		)
+	<*> many (strOption
+		( long "content-of"
+		<> short 'C'
+		<> help "transfer file contents of files in a given location"
+		<> metavar paramPath
+		))
 	<*> optional parseAllOption
 
+-- Since prepMerge changes the working directory, FilePath options
+-- have to be adjusted.
+instance DeferredParseClass SyncOptions where
+	finishParse v = SyncOptions
+		<$> pure (syncWith v)
+		<*> pure (commitOption v)
+		<*> pure (noCommitOption v)
+		<*> pure (messageOption v)
+		<*> pure (pullOption v)
+		<*> pure (pushOption v)
+		<*> pure (contentOption v)
+		<*> pure (noContentOption v)
+		<*> liftIO (mapM absPath (contentOfOption v))
+		<*> pure (keyOptions v)
+
 seek :: SyncOptions -> CommandSeek
 seek o = allowConcurrentOutput $ do
 	prepMerge
@@ -148,6 +170,7 @@
 	mapM_ (commandAction . withbranch . pushRemote o) gitremotes
   where
 	shouldsynccontent = pure (contentOption o)
+		<||> pure (not (null (contentOfOption o)))
 		<||> (pure (not (noContentOption o)) <&&> getGitConfigVal annexSyncContent)
 
 type CurrBranch = (Maybe Git.Branch, Maybe Adjustment)
@@ -510,7 +533,7 @@
 	mvar <- liftIO newEmptyMVar
 	bloom <- case keyOptions o of
 		Just WantAllKeys -> Just <$> genBloomFilter (seekworktree mvar [])
-		_ -> seekworktree mvar [] (const noop) >> pure Nothing
+		_ -> seekworktree mvar (contentOfOption o) (const noop) >> pure Nothing
 	withKeyOptions' (keyOptions o) False
 		(return (seekkeys mvar bloom))
 		(const noop)
@@ -519,8 +542,8 @@
 	liftIO $ not <$> isEmptyMVar mvar
   where
 	seekworktree mvar l bloomfeeder = seekHelper LsFiles.inRepo l >>=
-		mapM_ (\f -> ifAnnexed f (go (Right bloomfeeder) mvar (Just f)) noop)
-	seekkeys mvar bloom k _ = go (Left bloom) mvar Nothing k
+		mapM_ (\f -> ifAnnexed f (go (Right bloomfeeder) mvar (AssociatedFile (Just f))) noop)
+	seekkeys mvar bloom k _ = go (Left bloom) mvar (AssociatedFile Nothing) k
 	go ebloom mvar af k = commandAction $ do
 		whenM (syncFile ebloom rs af k) $
 			void $ liftIO $ tryPutMVar mvar ()
diff --git a/Command/TestRemote.hs b/Command/TestRemote.hs
--- a/Command/TestRemote.hs
+++ b/Command/TestRemote.hs
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@
 			Nothing -> return True
 			Just verifier -> verifier k (key2file k)
 	get = getViaTmp (RemoteVerify r) k $ \dest ->
-		Remote.retrieveKeyFile r k Nothing dest nullMeterUpdate
-	store = Remote.storeKey r k Nothing nullMeterUpdate
+		Remote.retrieveKeyFile r k (AssociatedFile Nothing)
+			dest nullMeterUpdate
+	store = Remote.storeKey r k (AssociatedFile Nothing) nullMeterUpdate
 	remove = Remote.removeKey r k
 
 testUnavailable :: Annex.AnnexState -> Remote -> Key -> [TestTree]
@@ -164,15 +165,15 @@
 	[ check (== Right False) "removeKey" $
 		Remote.removeKey r k
 	, check (== Right False) "storeKey" $
-		Remote.storeKey r k Nothing nullMeterUpdate
+		Remote.storeKey r k (AssociatedFile Nothing) nullMeterUpdate
 	, check (`notElem` [Right True, Right False]) "checkPresent" $
 		Remote.checkPresent r k
 	, check (== Right False) "retrieveKeyFile" $
 		getViaTmp (RemoteVerify r) k $ \dest ->
-			Remote.retrieveKeyFile r k Nothing dest nullMeterUpdate
+			Remote.retrieveKeyFile r k (AssociatedFile Nothing) dest nullMeterUpdate
 	, check (== Right False) "retrieveKeyFileCheap" $
 		getViaTmp (RemoteVerify r) k $ \dest -> unVerified $
-			Remote.retrieveKeyFileCheap r k Nothing dest
+			Remote.retrieveKeyFileCheap r k (AssociatedFile Nothing) dest
 	]
   where
 	check checkval desc a = testCase desc $ do
diff --git a/Command/TransferInfo.hs b/Command/TransferInfo.hs
--- a/Command/TransferInfo.hs
+++ b/Command/TransferInfo.hs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	case file2key k of
 		Nothing -> error "bad key"
 		(Just key) -> whenM (inAnnex key) $ do
-			file <- Fields.getField Fields.associatedFile
+			afile <- AssociatedFile <$> Fields.getField Fields.associatedFile
 			u <- maybe (error "missing remoteuuid") toUUID
 				<$> Fields.getField Fields.remoteUUID
 			let t = Transfer
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 				, transferUUID = u
 				, transferKey = key
 				}
-			tinfo <- liftIO $ startTransferInfo file
+			tinfo <- liftIO $ startTransferInfo afile
 			(update, tfile, _) <- mkProgressUpdater t tinfo
 			liftIO $ mapM_ void
 				[ tryIO $ forever $ do
diff --git a/Command/TransferKey.hs b/Command/TransferKey.hs
--- a/Command/TransferKey.hs
+++ b/Command/TransferKey.hs
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 optParser desc  = TransferKeyOptions
 	<$> cmdParams desc
 	<*> parseFromToOptions
-	<*> optional (strOption
+	<*> (AssociatedFile <$> optional (strOption
 		( long "file" <> metavar paramFile
 		<> help "the associated file"
-		))
+		)))
 
 instance DeferredParseClass TransferKeyOptions where
 	finishParse v = TransferKeyOptions
diff --git a/Command/TransferKeys.hs b/Command/TransferKeys.hs
--- a/Command/TransferKeys.hs
+++ b/Command/TransferKeys.hs
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@
 	deserialize _ = Nothing
 
 instance TCSerialized AssociatedFile where
-	serialize (Just f) = f
-	serialize Nothing = ""
-	deserialize "" = Just Nothing
-	deserialize f = Just $ Just f
+	serialize (AssociatedFile (Just f)) = f
+	serialize (AssociatedFile Nothing) = ""
+	deserialize "" = Just (AssociatedFile Nothing)
+	deserialize f = Just (AssociatedFile (Just f))
 
 instance TCSerialized RemoteName where
 	serialize n = n
diff --git a/Command/Whereis.hs b/Command/Whereis.hs
--- a/Command/Whereis.hs
+++ b/Command/Whereis.hs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 start :: M.Map UUID Remote -> FilePath -> Key -> CommandStart
 start remotemap file key = startKeys remotemap key (mkActionItem afile)
   where
-	afile = Just file
+	afile = AssociatedFile (Just file)
 
 startKeys :: M.Map UUID Remote -> Key -> ActionItem -> CommandStart
 startKeys remotemap key ai = do
diff --git a/Git/Ssh.hs b/Git/Ssh.hs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Git/Ssh.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{- GIT_SSH and GIT_SSH_COMMAND support
+ -
+ - Copyright 2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Git.Ssh where
+
+import Common
+import Utility.Env
+
+import Data.Char
+
+gitSshEnv :: String
+gitSshEnv = "GIT_SSH"
+
+gitSshCommandEnv :: String
+gitSshCommandEnv = "GIT_SSH_COMMAND"
+
+gitSshEnvSet :: IO Bool
+gitSshEnvSet = anyM (isJust <$$> getEnv) [gitSshEnv, gitSshCommandEnv]
+
+-- Either a hostname, or user@host
+type SshHost = String
+
+type SshPort = Integer
+
+-- Command to run on the remote host. It is run by the shell
+-- there, so any necessary shell escaping of parameters in it should
+-- already be done.
+type SshCommand = String
+
+-- | Checks for GIT_SSH and GIT_SSH_COMMAND and if set, returns
+-- a command and parameters to run to ssh.
+gitSsh :: SshHost -> Maybe SshPort -> SshCommand -> IO (Maybe (FilePath, [CommandParam]))
+gitSsh host mp cmd = gitSsh' host mp cmd []
+
+gitSsh' :: SshHost -> Maybe SshPort -> SshCommand -> [CommandParam] -> IO (Maybe (FilePath, [CommandParam]))
+gitSsh' host mp cmd extrasshparams = do
+	gsc <- getEnv gitSshCommandEnv
+	case gsc of
+		Just c
+			-- git only runs the command with the shell
+			-- when it contains spaces; otherwise it's
+			-- treated the same as GIT_SSH
+			| any isSpace c -> ret "sh"
+				[ Param "-c"
+				, Param (shellcmd c sshps)
+				]
+			| otherwise -> ret c sshps
+		Nothing -> do
+			gs <- getEnv gitSshEnv
+			case gs of
+				Just c -> ret c sshps
+				Nothing -> return Nothing
+ where
+	ret c l = return $ Just (c, l)
+
+	-- Git passes exactly these parameters to the ssh command.
+	gitps = map Param $ case mp of
+		Nothing -> [host, cmd]
+		Just p -> [host, "-p", show p, cmd]
+
+	-- Passing any extra parameters to the ssh command may
+	-- break some commands.
+	sshps = extrasshparams ++ gitps
+
+	-- The shell command to run with sh -c is constructed
+	-- this way, rather than using "$@" because there could be some
+	-- unwanted parameters passed to the command, and this way they
+	-- are ignored. For example, when Utility.Rsync.rsyncShell is 
+	-- used, rsync adds some parameters after the command.
+	shellcmd c ps = c ++ " " ++ unwords (map shellEscape (toCommand ps))
diff --git a/Key.hs b/Key.hs
--- a/Key.hs
+++ b/Key.hs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 module Key (
 	Key(..),
-	AssociatedFile,
+	AssociatedFile(..),
 	stubKey,
 	key2file,
 	file2key,
diff --git a/Limit/Wanted.hs b/Limit/Wanted.hs
--- a/Limit/Wanted.hs
+++ b/Limit/Wanted.hs
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 import Types.FileMatcher
 
 addWantGet :: Annex ()
-addWantGet = addLimit $ Right $ const $ checkWant $ wantGet False Nothing
+addWantGet = addLimit $ Right $ const $ checkWant $
+	wantGet False Nothing
 
 addWantDrop :: Annex ()
-addWantDrop = addLimit $ Right $ const $ checkWant $ wantDrop False Nothing Nothing
+addWantDrop = addLimit $ Right $ const $ checkWant $
+	wantDrop False Nothing Nothing
 
-checkWant :: (Maybe FilePath -> Annex Bool) -> MatchInfo -> Annex Bool
-checkWant a (MatchingFile fi) = a (Just $ matchFile fi)
+checkWant :: (AssociatedFile -> Annex Bool) -> MatchInfo -> Annex Bool
+checkWant a (MatchingFile fi) = a (AssociatedFile (Just $ matchFile fi))
 checkWant _ (MatchingKey _) = return False
 checkWant _ (MatchingInfo {}) = return False
diff --git a/Logs/Transfer.hs b/Logs/Transfer.hs
--- a/Logs/Transfer.hs
+++ b/Logs/Transfer.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 module Logs.Transfer where
 
 import Types.Transfer
+import Types.ActionItem
 import Annex.Common
 import Annex.Perms
 import qualified Git
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@
 describeTransfer t info = unwords
 	[ show $ transferDirection t
 	, show $ transferUUID t
-	, fromMaybe (key2file $ transferKey t) (associatedFile info)
+	, actionItemDesc
+		(ActionItemAssociatedFile (associatedFile info))
+		(transferKey t)
 	, show $ bytesComplete info
 	]
 
@@ -67,8 +70,8 @@
 		Just sz -> sz `div` 100
 		Nothing -> 100 * 1024 -- arbitrarily, 100 kb
 
-startTransferInfo :: Maybe FilePath -> IO TransferInfo
-startTransferInfo file = TransferInfo
+startTransferInfo :: AssociatedFile -> IO TransferInfo
+startTransferInfo afile = TransferInfo
 	<$> (Just . utcTimeToPOSIXSeconds <$> getCurrentTime)
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	<*> pure Nothing -- pid not stored in file, so omitted for speed
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@
 	<*> pure Nothing -- tid ditto
 	<*> pure Nothing -- not 0; transfer may be resuming
 	<*> pure Nothing
-	<*> pure file
+	<*> pure afile
 	<*> pure False
 
 {- If a transfer is still running, returns its TransferInfo.
@@ -228,7 +231,9 @@
 #ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	, maybe "" show (transferPid info)
 #endif
-	, fromMaybe "" $ associatedFile info -- comes last; arbitrary content
+	-- comes last; arbitrary content
+	, let AssociatedFile afile = associatedFile info
+	  in fromMaybe "" afile
 	]
 
 readTransferInfoFile :: Maybe PID -> FilePath -> IO (Maybe TransferInfo)
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@
 	<*> pure Nothing
 	<*> pure Nothing
 	<*> bytes
-	<*> pure (if null filename then Nothing else Just filename)
+	<*> pure (AssociatedFile (if null filename then Nothing else Just filename))
 	<*> pure False
   where
 #ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
diff --git a/Logs/Unused.hs b/Logs/Unused.hs
--- a/Logs/Unused.hs
+++ b/Logs/Unused.hs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
-
 module Logs.Unused (
 	UnusedMap,
 	updateUnusedLog,
@@ -93,14 +91,9 @@
 readUnusedMap = log2map <$$> readUnusedLog
 
 dateUnusedLog :: FilePath -> Annex (Maybe UTCTime)
-#if MIN_VERSION_directory(1,2,0)
 dateUnusedLog prefix = do
 	f <- fromRepo $ gitAnnexUnusedLog prefix
 	liftIO $ catchMaybeIO $ getModificationTime f
-#else
--- old ghc's getModificationTime returned a ClockTime
-dateUnusedLog _prefix = return Nothing
-#endif
 
 {- Set of unused keys. This is cached for speed. -}
 unusedKeys :: Annex (S.Set Key)
diff --git a/P2P/Protocol.hs b/P2P/Protocol.hs
--- a/P2P/Protocol.hs
+++ b/P2P/Protocol.hs
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@
 -- These mungings are ok, because an AssociatedFile is only ever displayed
 -- to the user and does not need to match a file on disk.
 instance Proto.Serializable AssociatedFile where
-	serialize Nothing = ""
-	serialize (Just af) = toInternalGitPath $ concatMap esc af
+	serialize (AssociatedFile Nothing) = ""
+	serialize (AssociatedFile (Just af)) = 
+		toInternalGitPath $ concatMap esc af
 	  where
 		esc '%' = "%%"
 		esc c 
@@ -145,9 +146,9 @@
 			| otherwise = [c]
 	
 	deserialize s = case fromInternalGitPath $ deesc [] s of
-		[] -> Just Nothing
+		[] -> Just (AssociatedFile Nothing)
 		f
-			| isRelative f -> Just (Just f)
+			| isRelative f -> Just (AssociatedFile (Just f))
 			| otherwise -> Nothing
 	  where
 	  	deesc b [] = reverse b
diff --git a/Remote/Bup.hs b/Remote/Bup.hs
--- a/Remote/Bup.hs
+++ b/Remote/Bup.hs
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@
 	v = fromUUID u
 
 onBupRemote :: Git.Repo -> (FilePath -> [CommandParam] -> IO a) -> FilePath -> [CommandParam] -> Annex a
-onBupRemote r a command params = do
+onBupRemote r runner command params = do
 	c <- Annex.getRemoteGitConfig r
-	sshparams <- Ssh.toRepo NoConsumeStdin r c [Param $
-			"cd " ++ dir ++ " && " ++ unwords (command : toCommand params)]
-	liftIO $ a "ssh" sshparams
+	let remotecmd = "cd " ++ dir ++ " && " ++ unwords (command : toCommand params)
+	(sshcmd, sshparams) <- Ssh.toRepo NoConsumeStdin r c remotecmd
+	liftIO $ runner sshcmd sshparams
   where
 	path = Git.repoPath r
 	base = fromMaybe path (stripPrefix "/~/" path)
diff --git a/Remote/Ddar.hs b/Remote/Ddar.hs
--- a/Remote/Ddar.hs
+++ b/Remote/Ddar.hs
@@ -121,13 +121,12 @@
 ddarRemoteCall :: ConsumeStdin -> DdarRepo -> Char -> [CommandParam] -> Annex (String, [CommandParam])
 ddarRemoteCall cs ddarrepo cmd params
 	| ddarLocal ddarrepo = return ("ddar", localParams)
-	| otherwise = do
-		os <- sshOptions cs (host, Nothing) (ddarRepoConfig ddarrepo) []
-		return ("ssh", os ++ remoteParams)
+	| otherwise = sshCommand cs (host, Nothing) (ddarRepoConfig ddarrepo) remoteCommand
   where
 	(host, ddarrepo') = splitRemoteDdarRepo ddarrepo
 	localParams = Param [cmd] : Param (ddarRepoLocation ddarrepo) : params
-	remoteParams = Param host : Param "ddar" : Param [cmd] : Param ddarrepo' : params
+	remoteCommand = unwords $ map shellEscape $ toCommand $
+		[Param "ddar", Param [cmd], Param ddarrepo'] ++ params
 
 {- Specialized ddarRemoteCall that includes extraction command and flags -}
 ddarExtractRemoteCall :: ConsumeStdin -> DdarRepo -> Key -> Annex (String, [CommandParam])
@@ -159,23 +158,19 @@
 			Left _ -> Right False
 			Right status -> Right $ isDirectory status
 	| otherwise = do
-		ps <- sshOptions NoConsumeStdin (host, Nothing)
-			(ddarRepoConfig ddarrepo) []
-		exitCode <- liftIO $ safeSystem "ssh" (ps ++ params)
+		let remotecmd = unwords $ map shellEscape
+			[ "test", "-d", ddarrepo' ]
+		(sshcmd, sshps) <- sshCommand NoConsumeStdin (host, Nothing)
+			(ddarRepoConfig ddarrepo) remotecmd
+		exitCode <- liftIO $ safeSystem sshcmd sshps
 		case exitCode of
 			ExitSuccess -> return $ Right True
 			ExitFailure 1 -> return $ Right False
-			ExitFailure code -> return $ Left $ "ssh call " ++
-				show (unwords $ toCommand params) ++
+			ExitFailure code -> return $ Left $ "ssh " ++
+				show (unwords $ toCommand sshps) ++
 				" failed with status " ++ show code
   where
 	(host, ddarrepo') = splitRemoteDdarRepo ddarrepo
-	params =
-		[ Param host
-		, Param "test"
-		, Param "-d"
-		, Param ddarrepo'
-		]
 
 {- Use "ddar t" to determine if a given key is present in a ddar archive -}
 inDdarManifest :: DdarRepo -> Key -> Annex (Either String Bool)
diff --git a/Remote/External.hs b/Remote/External.hs
--- a/Remote/External.hs
+++ b/Remote/External.hs
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@
 	return st
   where
 	start errrelayer g = liftIO $ do
-		(cmd, ps) <- findShellCommand basecmd
+		cmdpath <- searchPath basecmd
+		(cmd, ps) <- maybe (pure (basecmd, [])) findShellCommand cmdpath
 		let basep = (proc cmd (toCommand ps))
 			{ std_in = CreatePipe
 			, std_out = CreatePipe
@@ -383,9 +384,8 @@
 			}
 		p <- propgit g basep
 		(Just hin, Just hout, Just herr, ph) <- 
-			createProcess p `catchIO` runerr
+			createProcess p `catchIO` runerr cmdpath
 		stderrelay <- async $ errrelayer herr
-		checkearlytermination =<< getProcessExitCode ph
 		cv <- newTVarIO $ externalDefaultConfig external
 		pv <- newTVarIO Unprepared
 		pid <- atomically $ do
@@ -409,15 +409,11 @@
 		environ <- propGitEnv g
 		return $ p { env = Just environ }
 
-	runerr _ = giveup ("Cannot run " ++ basecmd ++ " -- Make sure it's in your PATH and is executable.")
-
-	checkearlytermination Nothing = noop
-	checkearlytermination (Just exitcode) = ifM (inPath basecmd)
-		( giveup $ unwords [ "failed to run", basecmd, "(" ++ show exitcode ++ ")" ]
-		, do
-			path <- intercalate ":" <$> getSearchPath
-			giveup $ basecmd ++ " is not installed in PATH (" ++ path ++ ")"
-		)
+	runerr (Just cmd) _ =
+		giveup $ "Cannot run " ++ cmd ++ " -- Make sure it's executable and that its dependencies are installed."
+	runerr Nothing _ = do
+		path <- intercalate ":" <$> getSearchPath
+		giveup $ "Cannot run " ++ basecmd ++ " -- It is not installed in PATH (" ++ path ++ ")"
 
 stopExternal :: External -> Annex ()
 stopExternal external = liftIO $ do
diff --git a/Remote/GCrypt.hs b/Remote/GCrypt.hs
--- a/Remote/GCrypt.hs
+++ b/Remote/GCrypt.hs
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@
 			return True
 	| Git.repoIsSsh (repo r) = if accessShell r
 		then fileStorer $ \k f p -> Ssh.rsyncHelper (Just p)
-			=<< Ssh.rsyncParamsRemote False r Upload k f Nothing
+			=<< Ssh.rsyncParamsRemote False r Upload k f
+				(AssociatedFile Nothing)
 		else fileStorer $ Remote.Rsync.store rsyncopts
 	| otherwise = unsupportedUrl
 
@@ -336,8 +337,10 @@
 		guardUsable (repo r) (return False) $
 			sink =<< liftIO (L.readFile $ gCryptLocation r k)
 	| Git.repoIsSsh (repo r) = if accessShell r
-		then fileRetriever $ \f k p ->
-			unlessM (Ssh.rsyncHelper (Just p) =<< Ssh.rsyncParamsRemote False r Download k f Nothing) $
+		then fileRetriever $ \f k p -> do
+			ps <- Ssh.rsyncParamsRemote False r Download k f
+				(AssociatedFile Nothing)
+			unlessM (Ssh.rsyncHelper (Just p) ps) $
 				giveup "rsync failed"
 		else fileRetriever $ Remote.Rsync.retrieve rsyncopts
 	| otherwise = unsupportedUrl
diff --git a/Remote/Git.hs b/Remote/Git.hs
--- a/Remote/Git.hs
+++ b/Remote/Git.hs
@@ -479,8 +479,9 @@
 		)
 	feedprogressback' a = do
 		u <- getUUID
+		let AssociatedFile afile = file
 		let fields = (Fields.remoteUUID, fromUUID u)
-			: maybe [] (\f -> [(Fields.associatedFile, f)]) file
+			: maybe [] (\f -> [(Fields.associatedFile, f)]) afile
 		Just (cmd, params) <- Ssh.git_annex_shell ConsumeStdin
 			(repo r) "transferinfo" 
 			[Param $ key2file key] fields
diff --git a/Remote/Helper/Ssh.hs b/Remote/Helper/Ssh.hs
--- a/Remote/Helper/Ssh.hs
+++ b/Remote/Helper/Ssh.hs
@@ -23,15 +23,10 @@
 import Types.Transfer
 import Config
 
-{- Generates parameters to ssh to a repository's host and run a command.
- - Caller is responsible for doing any neccessary shellEscaping of the
- - passed command. -}
-toRepo :: ConsumeStdin -> Git.Repo -> RemoteGitConfig -> [CommandParam] -> Annex [CommandParam]
-toRepo cs r gc sshcmd = do
-	let opts = map Param $ remoteAnnexSshOptions gc
+toRepo :: ConsumeStdin -> Git.Repo -> RemoteGitConfig -> SshCommand -> Annex (FilePath, [CommandParam])
+toRepo cs r gc remotecmd = do
 	let host = fromMaybe (giveup "bad ssh url") $ Git.Url.hostuser r
-	params <- sshOptions cs (host, Git.Url.port r) gc opts
-	return $ params ++ Param host : sshcmd
+	sshCommand cs (host, Git.Url.port r) gc remotecmd
 
 {- Generates parameters to run a git-annex-shell command on a remote
  - repository. -}
@@ -49,8 +44,7 @@
 				: map shellEscape (toCommand shellopts) ++
 			uuidcheck u ++
 			map shellEscape (toCommand fieldopts)
-		sshparams <- toRepo cs r gc [Param sshcmd]
-		return $ Just ("ssh", sshparams)
+		Just <$> toRepo cs r gc sshcmd
 	| otherwise = return Nothing
   where
 	dir = Git.repoPath r
@@ -126,7 +120,7 @@
 {- Generates rsync parameters that ssh to the remote and asks it
  - to either receive or send the key's content. -}
 rsyncParamsRemote :: Bool -> Remote -> Direction -> Key -> FilePath -> AssociatedFile -> Annex [CommandParam]
-rsyncParamsRemote unlocked r direction key file afile = do
+rsyncParamsRemote unlocked r direction key file (AssociatedFile afile) = do
 	u <- getUUID
 	let fields = (Fields.remoteUUID, fromUUID u)
 		: (Fields.unlocked, if unlocked then "1" else "")
diff --git a/Remote/Rsync.hs b/Remote/Rsync.hs
--- a/Remote/Rsync.hs
+++ b/Remote/Rsync.hs
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 			"ssh":sshopts -> do
 				let (port, sshopts') = sshReadPort sshopts
 				    userhost = takeWhile (/=':') url
-				-- Connection caching
 				(Param "ssh":) <$> sshOptions ConsumeStdin
 					(userhost, port) gc
 					(map Param $ loginopt ++ sshopts')
diff --git a/Test.hs b/Test.hs
--- a/Test.hs
+++ b/Test.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {- git-annex test suite
  -
- - Copyright 2010-2016 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+ - Copyright 2010-2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
  -
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@
 import Test.Tasty.HUnit
 import Test.Tasty.QuickCheck
 import Test.Tasty.Ingredients.Rerun
-import Options.Applicative (switch, long, help)
+import Options.Applicative (switch, long, help, internal)
 
 import qualified Data.Map as M
 import qualified Data.Aeson
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy.UTF8 as BU8
 
 import Common
+import CmdLine.GitAnnex.Options
 
 import qualified Utility.SafeCommand
 import qualified Annex
@@ -112,21 +113,31 @@
 	<*> switch
 		( long "keep-failures"
 		<> help "preserve repositories on test failure"
-	)
+		)
+	<*> switch
+		( long "fakessh"
+		<> internal
+		)
+	<*> cmdParams "non-options are for internal use only"
 
 runner :: Maybe (TestOptions -> IO ())
-runner = Just $ \opts -> isolateGitConfig $ do
-	ensuretmpdir
-	crippledfilesystem <- Annex.Init.probeCrippledFileSystem' tmpdir
-	case tryIngredients ingredients (tastyOptionSet opts) (tests crippledfilesystem opts) of
-		Nothing -> error "No tests found!?"
-		Just act -> ifM act
-			( exitSuccess
-			, do
-				putStrLn "  (This could be due to a bug in git-annex, or an incompatibility"
-				putStrLn "   with utilities, such as git, installed on this system.)"
-				exitFailure
-			)
+runner = Just go
+  where
+	go opts
+		| fakeSsh opts = runFakeSsh (internalData opts)
+		| otherwise = runtests opts
+	runtests opts = isolateGitConfig $ do
+		ensuretmpdir
+		crippledfilesystem <- Annex.Init.probeCrippledFileSystem' tmpdir
+		case tryIngredients ingredients (tastyOptionSet opts) (tests crippledfilesystem opts) of
+			Nothing -> error "No tests found!?"
+			Just act -> ifM act
+				( exitSuccess
+				, do
+					putStrLn "  (This could be due to a bug in git-annex, or an incompatibility"
+					putStrLn "   with utilities, such as git, installed on this system.)"
+					exitFailure
+				)
 
 ingredients :: [Ingredient]
 ingredients =
@@ -211,7 +222,9 @@
 	, testCase "drop (with remote)" test_drop_withremote
 	, testCase "drop (untrusted remote)" test_drop_untrustedremote
 	, testCase "get" test_get
+	, testCase "get (ssh remote)" test_get_ssh_remote
 	, testCase "move" test_move
+	, testCase "move (ssh remote)" test_move_ssh_remote
 	, testCase "copy" test_copy
 	, testCase "lock" test_lock
 	, testCase "lock (v6 --force)" test_lock_v6_force
@@ -458,7 +471,13 @@
 	inmainrepo $ annexed_present annexedfile
 
 test_get :: Assertion
-test_get = intmpclonerepo $ do
+test_get = test_get' intmpclonerepo
+
+test_get_ssh_remote :: Assertion
+test_get_ssh_remote = test_get' (with_ssh_origin intmpclonerepo)
+
+test_get' :: (Assertion -> Assertion) -> Assertion
+test_get' setup = setup $ do
 	inmainrepo $ annexed_present annexedfile
 	annexed_notpresent annexedfile
 	git_annex "get" [annexedfile] @? "get of file failed"
@@ -475,7 +494,13 @@
 		unannexed ingitfile
 
 test_move :: Assertion
-test_move = intmpclonerepo $ do
+test_move = test_move' intmpclonerepo
+
+test_move_ssh_remote :: Assertion
+test_move_ssh_remote = test_move' (with_ssh_origin intmpclonerepo)
+
+test_move' :: (Assertion -> Assertion) -> Assertion
+test_move' setup = setup $ do
 	annexed_notpresent annexedfile
 	inmainrepo $ annexed_present annexedfile
 	git_annex "move" ["--from", "origin", annexedfile] @? "move --from of file failed"
@@ -1740,6 +1765,16 @@
 inmainrepo :: Assertion -> Assertion
 inmainrepo = indir mainrepodir
 
+with_ssh_origin :: (Assertion -> Assertion) -> (Assertion -> Assertion)
+with_ssh_origin cloner a = cloner $ do
+	origindir <- absPath
+		=<< annexeval (Config.getConfig (Config.ConfigKey config) "/dev/null")
+	let originurl = "localhost:" ++ origindir
+	boolSystem "git" [Param "config", Param config, Param originurl] @? "git config failed"
+	a
+  where
+	config = "remote.origin.url"
+
 intmpclonerepo :: Assertion -> Assertion
 intmpclonerepo a = withtmpclonerepo $ \r -> indir r a
 
@@ -2072,8 +2107,18 @@
 		, ("GIT_COMMITTER_NAME", "git-annex test")
 		-- force gpg into batch mode for the tests
 		, ("GPG_BATCH", "1")
+		-- Make git and git-annex access ssh remotes on the local
+		-- filesystem, without using ssh at all.
+		, ("GIT_SSH_COMMAND", "git-annex test --fakessh --")
 		, ("TESTMODE", show testmode)
 		]
+
+runFakeSsh :: [String] -> IO ()
+runFakeSsh ("-n":ps) = runFakeSsh ps
+runFakeSsh (_host:cmd:[]) = do
+	(_, _, _, pid) <- createProcess (shell cmd)
+	exitWith =<< waitForProcess pid
+runFakeSsh ps = error $ "fake ssh option parse error: " ++ show ps
 
 getTestMode :: IO TestMode
 getTestMode = Prelude.read <$> Utility.Env.getEnvDefault "TESTMODE" ""
diff --git a/Types.hs b/Types.hs
--- a/Types.hs
+++ b/Types.hs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	Annex,
 	Backend,
 	Key,
-	AssociatedFile,
+	AssociatedFile(..),
 	UUID(..),
 	GitConfig(..),
 	RemoteGitConfig(..),
diff --git a/Types/ActionItem.hs b/Types/ActionItem.hs
--- a/Types/ActionItem.hs
+++ b/Types/ActionItem.hs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 import Types.Transfer
 import Git.FilePath
 
-import Data.Maybe
-
 data ActionItem 
 	= ActionItemAssociatedFile AssociatedFile
 	| ActionItemKey
@@ -37,15 +35,15 @@
 	mkActionItem = uncurry ActionItemFailedTransfer
 
 actionItemDesc :: ActionItem -> Key -> String
-actionItemDesc (ActionItemAssociatedFile (Just f)) _ = f
-actionItemDesc (ActionItemAssociatedFile Nothing) k = key2file k
+actionItemDesc (ActionItemAssociatedFile (AssociatedFile (Just f))) _ = f
+actionItemDesc (ActionItemAssociatedFile (AssociatedFile Nothing)) k = key2file k
 actionItemDesc ActionItemKey k = key2file k
 actionItemDesc (ActionItemBranchFilePath bfp) _ = descBranchFilePath bfp
-actionItemDesc (ActionItemFailedTransfer _ i) k = 
-	fromMaybe (key2file k) (associatedFile i)
+actionItemDesc (ActionItemFailedTransfer _ i) k =
+	actionItemDesc (ActionItemAssociatedFile (associatedFile i)) k
 
 actionItemWorkTreeFile :: ActionItem -> Maybe FilePath
-actionItemWorkTreeFile (ActionItemAssociatedFile af) = af
+actionItemWorkTreeFile (ActionItemAssociatedFile (AssociatedFile af)) = af
 actionItemWorkTreeFile _ = Nothing
 
 actionItemTransferDirection :: ActionItem -> Maybe Direction
diff --git a/Types/Key.hs b/Types/Key.hs
--- a/Types/Key.hs
+++ b/Types/Key.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 	} deriving (Eq, Ord, Read, Show)
 
 {- A filename may be associated with a Key. -}
-type AssociatedFile = Maybe FilePath
+newtype AssociatedFile = AssociatedFile (Maybe FilePath)
+	deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
 
 {- There are several different varieties of keys. -}
 data KeyVariety
diff --git a/Types/Test.hs b/Types/Test.hs
--- a/Types/Test.hs
+++ b/Types/Test.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {- git-annex test data types.
  -
- - Copyright 2011-2015 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
+ - Copyright 2011-2017 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
  -
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
@@ -13,19 +13,24 @@
 import Test.Tasty.Options
 import Data.Monoid
 import Prelude
+import Types.Command
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WITH_TESTSUITE
 data TestOptions = TestOptions
 	{ tastyOptionSet :: OptionSet
 	, keepFailuresOption :: Bool
+	, fakeSsh :: Bool
+	, internalData :: CmdParams
 	}
 
 instance Monoid TestOptions where
-	mempty = TestOptions mempty False
+	mempty = TestOptions mempty False False mempty
 	mappend a b = TestOptions
 		(tastyOptionSet a <> tastyOptionSet b)
 		(keepFailuresOption a || keepFailuresOption b)
+		(fakeSsh a || fakeSsh b)
+		(internalData a <> internalData b)
 
 #else
 type TestOptions = ()
diff --git a/Types/Transfer.hs b/Types/Transfer.hs
--- a/Types/Transfer.hs
+++ b/Types/Transfer.hs
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 	, transferTid :: Maybe ThreadId
 	, transferRemote :: Maybe Remote
 	, bytesComplete :: Maybe Integer
-	, associatedFile :: Maybe FilePath
+	, associatedFile :: AssociatedFile
 	, transferPaused :: Bool
 	}
 	deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
 
 stubTransferInfo :: TransferInfo
-stubTransferInfo = TransferInfo Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing False
+stubTransferInfo = TransferInfo Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing (AssociatedFile Nothing) False
 
 data Direction = Upload | Download
 	deriving (Eq, Ord, Show, Read)
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@
 		<*> pure Nothing -- remote not needed
 		<*> arbitrary
 		-- associated file cannot be empty (but can be Nothing)
-		<*> arbitrary `suchThat` (/= Just "")
+		<*> (AssociatedFile <$> arbitrary `suchThat` (/= Just ""))
 		<*> arbitrary
diff --git a/Utility/Gpg.hs b/Utility/Gpg.hs
--- a/Utility/Gpg.hs
+++ b/Utility/Gpg.hs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  -
  - Copyright 2011 Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
  -
- - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ - License: BSD-2-clause
  -}
 
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
diff --git a/Utility/Path.hs b/Utility/Path.hs
--- a/Utility/Path.hs
+++ b/Utility/Path.hs
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@
  -
  - The command may be fully qualified already, in which case it will
  - be returned if it exists.
+ -
+ - Note that this will find commands in PATH that are not executable.
  -}
 searchPath :: String -> IO (Maybe FilePath)
 searchPath command
diff --git a/Utility/SRV.hs b/Utility/SRV.hs
--- a/Utility/SRV.hs
+++ b/Utility/SRV.hs
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
  - License: BSD-2-clause
  -}
 
-{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
-
 module Utility.SRV (
 	mkSRVTcp,
 	mkSRV,
@@ -42,12 +40,7 @@
 lookupSRV (SRV srv) = do
 	seed <- makeResolvSeed defaultResolvConf
 	r <- withResolver seed $ flip DNS.lookupSRV $ B8.fromString srv
-	return $
-#if MIN_VERSION_dns(1,0,0)
-		either (const []) use r
-#else
-		maybe [] use r
-#endif
+	return $ either (const []) use r
   where
 	use = orderHosts . map tohosts
 	tohosts (priority, weight, port, hostname) =
diff --git a/Utility/Shell.hs b/Utility/Shell.hs
--- a/Utility/Shell.hs
+++ b/Utility/Shell.hs
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
 #ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
 	defcmd
 #else
-	l <- catchDefaultIO Nothing $ withFile f ReadMode $
-		headMaybe . lines <$$> hGetContents
+	l <- catchDefaultIO Nothing $ headMaybe . lines <$> readFile f
 	case l of
 		Just ('#':'!':rest) -> case words rest of
 			[] -> defcmd
diff --git a/Utility/Url.hs b/Utility/Url.hs
--- a/Utility/Url.hs
+++ b/Utility/Url.hs
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@
 	{ userAgent :: Maybe UserAgent
 	, reqHeaders :: Headers
 	, reqParams :: [CommandParam]
-#if MIN_VERSION_http_conduit(2,0,0)
 	, applyRequest :: Request -> Request
-#else
-	, applyRequest :: forall m. Request m -> Request m
-#endif
 	}
 
 instance Default UrlOptions
@@ -232,11 +228,7 @@
 			drop 1 $ dropWhile (/= '"') s
 	| otherwise = Nothing
 
-#if MIN_VERSION_http_conduit(2,0,0)
 headRequest :: Request -> Request
-#else
-headRequest :: Request m -> Request m
-#endif
 headRequest r = r
 	{ method = methodHead
 	-- remove defaut Accept-Encoding header, to get actual,
@@ -349,14 +341,6 @@
 
 hContentDisposition :: CI.CI B.ByteString
 hContentDisposition = "Content-Disposition"
-
-#if ! MIN_VERSION_http_types(0,7,0)
-hContentLength :: CI.CI B.ByteString
-hContentLength = "Content-Length"
-
-hUserAgent :: CI.CI B.ByteString
-hUserAgent = "User-Agent"
-#endif
 
 {- Use with eg:
  -
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-get.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-get.mdwn
--- a/doc/git-annex-get.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-get.mdwn
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 * `--from=remote`
 
   Normally git-annex will choose which remotes to get the content
-  from, preferring less expensive remotes. Use this option to specify
+  from, preferring remotes with lower costs. Use this option to specify
   which remote to use. 
   
   Any files that are not available on the remote will be silently skipped.
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
 
   Enables parallel download with up to the specified number of jobs
   running at once. For example: `-J10`
+
+  When files can be downloaded from multiple remotes, enabling parallel
+  downloads will split the load between the remotes. For example, if
+  the files are available on remotes A and B, then one file will be
+  downloaded from A, and another file will be downloaded from B in
+  parallel. (Remotes with lower costs are still preferred over higher cost
+  remotes.)
 
 * file matching options
  
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-sync.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-sync.mdwn
--- a/doc/git-annex-sync.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-sync.mdwn
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
   This behavior can be overridden by configuring the preferred content
   of a repository. See [[git-annex-preferred-content]](1).
 
+* `--content-of=path` `-C path`
+
+  While --content operates on all annexed files in the work tree,
+  --content-of allows limiting the transferred files to ones in a given
+  location.
+
+  This option can be repeated multiple times with different paths.
+
 * `--all`
 
   This option, when combined with `--content`, makes all available versions
diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
--- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
@@ -1404,6 +1404,37 @@
 failure, unless the `--time-limit=time` option is hit, in which case it
 returns with exit code 101.
 
+# ENVIRONMENT
+
+These environment variables are used by git-annex when set:
+
+* `GIT_WORK_TREE`, `GIT_DIR`
+
+  Handled the same as they are by git, see git(1)
+
+* `GIT_SSH`, `GIT_SSH_COMMAND`
+
+  Handled similarly to the same as described in git(1).
+  The one difference is that git-annex will sometimes pass an additional
+  "-n" parameter to these, as the first parameter, to prevent ssh from
+  reading from stdin.
+
+  Note that setting either of these environment variables prevents
+  git-annex from automatically enabling ssh connection caching
+  (see `annex.sshcaching`), so it will slow down some operations with
+  remotes over ssh. It's up to you to enable ssh connection caching
+  if you need it; see ssh's documentation.
+
+  Also, `annex.ssh-options` and `remote.<name>.annex-ssh-options`
+  won't have any effect when these envionment variables are set.
+
+  Usually it's better to configure any desired options through your
+  ~/.ssh/config file, or by setting `annex.ssh-options`.
+
+Some special remotes use additional environment variables
+for authentication etc. For example, `AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`
+and `GIT_ANNEX_P2P_AUTHTOKEN`. See special remote documentation.
+
 # FILES
 
 These files are used by git-annex:
diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: git-annex
-Version: 6.20170301.1
+Version: 6.20170321
 Cabal-Version: >= 1.8
 License: GPL-3
 Maintainer: Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
    unix-compat,
    SafeSemaphore,
    async,
-   directory,
+   directory (>= 1.2),
    filepath,
    IfElse,
    MissingH,
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@
    edit-distance,
    resourcet,
    http-client,
-   http-types,
-   http-conduit,
+   http-types (>= 0.7),
+   http-conduit (>= 2.0),
    time,
    old-locale,
    esqueleto,
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
    persistent-template,
    aeson,
    unordered-containers,
-   feed,
+   feed (>= 0.3.9),
    regex-tdfa,
    socks,
    byteable,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_WEBDAV
 
   if flag(Assistant) && ! os(solaris)
-    Build-Depends: dns, mountpoints
+    Build-Depends: dns (>= 1.0.0), mountpoints
     CPP-Options: -DWITH_ASSISTANT
 
   if flag(Assistant)
@@ -833,6 +833,7 @@
     Git.Remote.Remove
     Git.Repair
     Git.Sha
+    Git.Ssh
     Git.Status
     Git.Tree
     Git.Types
diff --git a/templates/dashboard/transfers.hamlet b/templates/dashboard/transfers.hamlet
--- a/templates/dashboard/transfers.hamlet
+++ b/templates/dashboard/transfers.hamlet
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
         <div .row>
           <div .col-sm-10>
             <h3 .forcewrap .small-margin-top .tiny-margin-bottom>
-              $maybe file <- associatedFile info
-                #{file}
-              $nothing
-                #{key2file $ transferKey transfer}
+              #{desc transfer info}
               $case transferDirection transfer
                 $of Upload
                   &rarr;