diff --git a/Command/Remotes.hs b/Command/Remotes.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9ae9b3cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Command/Remotes.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{- git-annex command
+ -
+ - Copyright 2013 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Command.Remotes where
+
+import qualified Data.Set as S
+
+import Common.Annex
+import Command
+import Remote
+import Logs.Trust
+import Annex.UUID
+
+def :: [Command]
+def = [noCommit $ command "remotes" paramPaths seek
+	SectionQuery "show which remotes contain files"]
+
+seek :: [CommandSeek]
+seek = 
+	[ withValue getList $ \l -> withNothing $ startHeader l
+	, withValue getList $ \l -> withFilesInGit $ whenAnnexed $ start l
+	]
+
+getList :: Annex [(UUID, RemoteName, TrustLevel)]
+getList = do
+	rs <- remoteList
+	ts <- mapM (lookupTrust . uuid) rs
+	hereu <- getUUID
+	heretrust <- lookupTrust hereu
+	return $ (hereu, "here", heretrust) : zip3 (map uuid rs) (map name rs) ts
+
+startHeader :: [(UUID, RemoteName, TrustLevel)] -> CommandStart
+startHeader l = do
+	liftIO $ putStrLn $ header $ map (\(_, n, t) -> (n, t)) l
+	stop
+
+start :: [(UUID, RemoteName, TrustLevel)] -> FilePath -> (Key, Backend) -> CommandStart
+start l file (key, _) = do
+	ls <- S.fromList <$> keyLocations key
+	liftIO $ putStrLn $ format (map (\(u, _, t) -> (t, S.member u ls)) l) file
+	stop
+
+type RemoteName = String
+type Present = Bool
+
+header :: [(RemoteName, TrustLevel)] -> String
+header remotes = (unlines $ zipWith formatheader [0..] remotes) ++ (pipes (length remotes))
+  where
+    formatheader n (remotename, trustlevel) = (pipes n) ++ remotename ++ (trust trustlevel)
+    pipes = flip replicate '|'
+    trust UnTrusted = " (untrusted)"
+    trust _ = ""
+
+format :: [(TrustLevel, Present)] -> FilePath -> String
+format remotes file = thereMap ++ " " ++ file
+  where 
+    thereMap = concatMap there remotes
+    there (UnTrusted, True) = "x"
+    there (_, True) = "X"
+    there (_, False) = "_"
diff --git a/GitAnnex.hs b/GitAnnex.hs
index 1212edf9fe..ab1e8c3d0d 100644
--- a/GitAnnex.hs
+++ b/GitAnnex.hs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import qualified Command.Lock
 import qualified Command.PreCommit
 import qualified Command.Find
 import qualified Command.Whereis
+import qualified Command.Remotes
 import qualified Command.Log
 import qualified Command.Merge
 import qualified Command.Status
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ cmds = concat
 	, Command.AddUnused.def
 	, Command.Find.def
 	, Command.Whereis.def
+	, Command.Remotes.def
 	, Command.Log.def
 	, Command.Merge.def
 	, Command.Status.def
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 88c833d783..493e13aa3c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+git-annex (4.20130912) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * remotes: New command, displays a compact table of remotes that
+    contain files.
+    (Thanks, anarcat for display code and mastensg for inspiration.)
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:14:46 -0400
+
 git-annex (4.20130911) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Fix problem with test suite in non-unicode locale.
diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
index adb21428fd..b753e54621 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
@@ -549,9 +549,15 @@ subdirectories).
 
 * `whereis [path ...]`
 
-  Displays a list of repositories known to contain the content of the
+  Displays a list of repositories known to contain the contents of the
   specified file or files.
 
+* `remotes` [path ...]
+
+  Displays a table of remotes that contain the contents of the specified
+  files. Unlike whereis, this only shows configured remotes, not other
+  repositories. However it is a more compact display.
+
 * `log [path ...]`
 
   Displays the location log for the specified file or files,