diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ab1cd64..3881fb3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ etc
 bin/jdk-11*
 bin/ghidra*
 bin/android-studio*
+bin/bookworm
 
diff --git a/bin/specs.sh b/bin/specs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..530b81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/specs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script (eventually) holds a bunch of commands that display basic
+# hardware specification information (CPU, RAM, storage, etc...) so that I less
+# frequently need to consult the internet or man pages.
+#
+# TODO: add more commands for more hardware peripherals
+#
+# x1phosura
+
+
+_fetch_cpu_info() {
+    lscpu
+}
+
+_fetch_ram_info() {
+    lsmem
+    free -h
+    # TODO: get info on what model RAM
+}
+
+_fetch_blk_storage_info() {
+    sudo -v    # validate sudo
+
+    # get list of block devices, display information on each
+    blk_dev_list=$(lsblk | grep 'disk' | awk '{print $1}')
+    for blk_dev in $blk_dev_list ; do sudo hdparm -I /dev/$blk_dev ; done
+}
+
+# TODO: add following: screen, NIC (wired/wireless), battery, camera, USB ports
+
+
+# TODO: add command-line options to select which specs to display if desired
+
+_fetch_cpu_info
+_fetch_ram_info
+_fetch_blk_storage_info
+