diff --git a/conf/type/__file/gencode-local b/conf/type/__file/gencode-local
index d9839a19..a55cfc2b 100755
--- a/conf/type/__file/gencode-local
+++ b/conf/type/__file/gencode-local
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 
 destination="/$__object_id"
 state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+exists="$(cat "$__object/explorer/exists")"
+
+[ "$state_should" = "exists" -a "$exists" = "yes" ] && exit 0 # nothing to do
 
 if [ "$state_should" = "present" ]; then
    if [ -f "$__object/parameter/source" ]; then
diff --git a/conf/type/__file/man.text b/conf/type/__file/man.text
index 5e91599f..0215027a 100644
--- a/conf/type/__file/man.text
+++ b/conf/type/__file/man.text
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ None.
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 state::
-   'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
+   'present', 'absent' or 'exists', defaults to 'present'
+   where:
+      present: the file is exactly the one from source
+      absent: the file does not exist
+      exists: the file from source but only if it doesn't already exist
 
 group::
    Group to chgrp to.
@@ -55,6 +59,11 @@ __file /etc/issue --source "$__type/files/archlinux" --state present
 __file /etc/shadow --source "$__type/files/shadow" \
    --owner root --group shadow --mode 0640 \
    --state present
+
+# Provide a default file, but let the user change it
+__file /home/frodo/.bashrc --source "/etc/skel/.bashrc" \
+   --state exists \
+   --owner frodo --mode 0600
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
index a10e60dd..df2bf405 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_yum/gencode-remote
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 
 if [ -f "$__object/parameter/name" ]; then
-   name="$__object/parameter/name"
+   name="$(cat "$__object/parameter/name")"
 else
    name="$__object_id"
 fi
diff --git a/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote
index 974abb30..a64c1096 100755
--- a/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__start_on_boot/gencode-remote
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ case "$state_should" in
     present)
         case "$os" in
             archlinux)
-                echo "sed -i /etc/rc.conf \'s/^\\(DAEMONS=.*\\))/\\1 $name)/\'"
+                echo "sed -i 's/^\\(DAEMONS=.*\\))/\\1 $name)/' /etc/rc.conf"
             ;;
             debian|ubuntu)
                 echo "update-rc.d \"$name\" defaults >/dev/null"
diff --git a/doc/changelog b/doc/changelog
index ce9f798b..e3f7d1a5 100644
--- a/doc/changelog
+++ b/doc/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Changelog
 2.0.10:
 	* Cleanup __group: No getent gshadow in old Redhat, use groupmod -g
 		(Matt Coddington)
+	* Bugfix __package_yum: Missing cat
+	* Bugfix __start_on_boot: Correctly use sed and quotes (Steven Armstrong)
+	* Feature __file: Support for --state exists (Steven Armstrong)
+	* Feature core: Make variable __manifest available to type manifests
 
 2.0.9: 2012-03-12
 	* Cleanup documentation: Fix environment variable list to be properly 
diff --git a/doc/man/cdist-reference.text.sh b/doc/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
index 6bd5f1b8..2aa87aa1 100755
--- a/doc/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
+++ b/doc/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ __explorer::
     Available for: explorer, type explorer
 __manifest::
     Directory that contains the initial manifest.
-    Available for: initial manifest
+    Available for: initial manifest, type manifest
 __global::
     Directory that contains generic output like explorer.
     Available for: initial manifest, type manifest, type gencode
diff --git a/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py b/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
index 8b784229..4b798883 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/core/manifest.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
             env = os.environ.copy()
             env.update(self.env)
             env.update({
+                '__manifest': self.local.manifest_path,
                 '__object': cdist_object.absolute_path,
                 '__object_id': cdist_object.object_id,
                 '__object_name': cdist_object.name,