diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 8f4b575..1ce0272 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.6.5
+####  version: 1.6.6
 ####  Date: June 10 2011
-####  Patch Number: 01
+####  Patch Number: 00
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -645,38 +645,16 @@ main()
 initialize_script_data()
 {
 	eval $LOGFS
-	local path='' sys_path='' added_path='' b_path_found=''
-	# Extra path variable to make execute failures less likely, merged below
-	local extra_paths="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
-
-	# Fallback paths put into $extra_paths; This might, among others, help on gentoo.
-	# Now, create a difference of $PATH and $extra_paths and add that to $PATH:
-	IFS=":"
-	for path in $extra_paths
-	do
-		b_path_found='false'
-		for sys_path in $PATH
-		do
-			if [[ $path == $sys_path ]];then
-				b_path_found='true'
-			fi
-		done
-		if [[ $b_path_found == 'false' ]];then
-			added_path="$added_path:$path"
-		fi
-	done
-
-	IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
-	PATH="${PATH}${added_path}"
-	##echo "PATH='$PATH'"
-	##/bin/sh -c 'echo "PATH in subshell=\"$PATH\""'
-
+	
 	# now set the script BOOLEANS for files required to run features
 	if [[ -d "/proc/" ]];then
 		B_PROC_DIR='true'
 	else
 		error_handler 6
 	fi
+	
+	initialize_script_paths
+	
 	# found a case of battery existing but having nothing in it on desktop mobo
 	# not all laptops show the first, 
 	if [[ -n $( ls /proc/acpi/battery 2>/dev/null ) ]];then
@@ -741,6 +719,35 @@ initialize_script_data()
 	eval $LOGFE
 }
 
+initialize_script_paths()
+{
+	local path='' added_path='' b_path_found='' sys_path=''
+	# Extra path variable to make execute failures less likely, merged below
+	local extra_paths="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin"
+
+	# Fallback paths put into $extra_paths; This might, among others, help on gentoo.
+	# Now, create a difference of $PATH and $extra_paths and add that to $PATH:
+	IFS=":"
+	for path in $extra_paths
+	do
+		b_path_found='false'
+		for sys_path in $PATH
+		do
+			if [[ $path == $sys_path ]];then
+				b_path_found='true'
+			fi
+		done
+		if [[ $b_path_found == 'false' ]];then
+			added_path="$added_path:$path"
+		fi
+	done
+
+	IFS="$ORIGINAL_IFS"
+	PATH="${PATH}${added_path}"
+	##echo "PATH='$PATH'"
+	##/bin/sh -c 'echo "PATH in subshell=\"$PATH\""'
+}
+
 # No args taken.
 check_script_suggested_apps()
 {
@@ -1307,7 +1314,7 @@ debug_data_collector()
 		cat $FILE_CPUINFO &> $xiin_data_dir/proc-cpu-info.txt
 		cat $FILE_MEMINFO &> $xiin_data_dir/proc-meminfo.txt
 		cat $FILE_MODULES &> $xiin_data_dir/proc-modules.txt
-		
+		check_recommends &> $xiin_data_dir/check-recommends.txt
 		# note, only bash 4> supports ;;& for case, so using if/then here
 		if [[ $1 == 'sys' || $1 == 'all' ]];then
 			xiin_data_file=$SCRIPT_DATA_DIR/$xiin_data_dir/xiin-sys.txt
@@ -1417,6 +1424,194 @@ debug_data_collector()
 	exit 0
 }
 
+check_recommends()
+{
+	local Line='-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+	
+	if ! tty >/dev/null;then
+		print_screen_output "Sorry, you can't run this option in an IRC client."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	
+	initialize_script_paths
+	
+	echo "$SCRIPT_NAME will now begin checking for the programs it needs to operate."
+	echo $Line
+	echo 'Test One: Script Dependencies and Required System Directories.'
+	echo "If one of these applications is missing, $SCRIPT_NAME cannot operate."
+	echo $Line
+	echo "You are using bash version: $( bash --version 2>&1 | awk 'BEGIN {IGNORECASE=1} /^GNU bash/ {print $4}' )"
+	echo $Line
+	check_recommends_items 'required-dirs'
+	check_recommends_items 'required-apps'
+	echo 'Test Two: Script Recommends for Graphics features. If you do not use X these do not matter.'
+	echo "If one of these applications is missing, $SCRIPT_NAME will have incomplete output."
+	echo $Line
+	check_recommends_items 'recommended-x-apps'
+	echo 'Test Three: Script Recommends for remaining features.' 
+	echo "If one of these applications is missing, $SCRIPT_NAME will have incomplete output."
+	echo $Line
+	check_recommends_items 'recommended-apps'
+	echo 'Test Four: System directories for various information.' 
+	echo "If one of these directories is missing, $SCRIPT_NAME will have incomplete output."
+	echo $Line
+	check_recommends_items 'system-dirs'
+}
+# args: $1 - check item
+check_recommends_items()
+{
+	local item='' item_list='' item_string='' missing_items='' missing_string=''
+	local package='' application='' feature='' type=''
+	local required_dirs='/proc /sys'
+	# package-owner: 1 - debian/ubuntu; 2 - arch; 3 - rpm
+	# rpm rpm -qf /usr/bin/package
+	# for uninstalled: repoquery  -qf /usr/bin/package
+	# pardus: pisi sf -q /usr/bin/package
+	local required_apps='
+	df:coreutils~coreutils~?~:partition-data 
+	free:procps~procps~?~:system-memory 
+	gawk:gawk~gawk~gawk~:core-tool
+	grep:grep~grep~grep~:string-search 
+	hostname:hostname~coreutils~?~:
+	lspci:pciutils~pciutils~?~:hardware-data 
+	ps:procps~procps~?~:process-data 
+	readlink:coreutils~coreutils~?~: 
+	sed:sed~sed~sed~:string-replace 
+	tr:coreutils~coreutils~?~:character-replace 
+	uname:uname~coreutils~?~:kernel-data 
+	uptime:procps~procps~?~: 
+	wc:coreutils~coreutils~?~:word-character-count
+	'
+	local x_recommends='
+	glxinfo:mesa-utils~mesa-demos~?~:-G_glx-info 
+	xdpyinfo:X11-utils~xorg-xdpyinfo~?~:-G_multi-screen-resolution 
+	xprop:X11-utils~xprop~?~:-S_desktop-data 
+	xrandr:x11-xserver-utils~xrandr~?~:-G_single-screen-resolution
+	'
+	local recommended_apps='
+	file:file~file~file~:-o_file-system
+	hddtemp:hddtemp~hddtemp~hddtemp~:-Dx_show-hdd-temp 
+	ifconfig:net-tools~net-tools~?~:-i_ip-lan
+	sensors:lm-sensors~lm_sensors~?~:-s_sensors-output
+	lsusb:usbutils~usbutils~?~:-A_usb-audio;-N_usb-networking 
+	modinfo:module-init-tools~module-init-tools~?~:-Ax_module-version 
+	runlevel:sysvinit~sysvinit~?~:-I_runlevel
+	sudo:sudo~sudo~sudo~:-Dx_user-hddtemp;-o_user-filesystem
+	'
+	local recommended_dirs='
+	/sys/class/dmi/id/:-M_motherboard-bios
+	/dev:-p,-P,-D_disk-partition-data
+	/dev/disk/by-label/:-p,-P_partition-labels
+	/dev/disk/by-uuid/:-p,-P_partition-uuid
+	'
+	
+	case $1 in
+		required-dirs)
+			item_list=$required_dirs
+			item_string='Required file system'
+			missing_string='system directories'
+			type='directories'
+			;;
+		required-apps)
+			item_list=$required_apps
+			item_string='Required application'
+			missing_string='applications, and their corresponding packages,'
+			type='applications'
+			;;
+		recommended-x-apps)
+			item_list=$x_recommends
+			item_string='Recommended X application'
+			missing_string='applications, and their corresponding packages,'
+			type='applications'
+			;;
+		recommended-apps)
+			item_list=$recommended_apps
+			item_string='Recommended application'
+			missing_string='applications, and their corresponding packages,'
+			type='applications'
+			;;
+		system-dirs)
+			item_list=$recommended_dirs
+			item_string='System directory'
+			missing_string='system directories'
+			type='directories'
+			;;
+	esac
+	# great trick from: http://ideatrash.net/2011/01/bash-string-padding-with-sed.html
+	# left pad: sed -e :a -e 's/^.\{1,80\}$/& /;ta'
+	# right pad: sed -e :a -e 's/^.\{1,80\}$/ &/;ta'
+	# center pad: sed -e :a -e 's/^.\{1,80\}$/ & /;ta'
+	
+	for item in $item_list
+	do
+		if [[ $( awk -F ":" '{print NF-1}' <<< $item ) -eq 0 ]];then
+			application=$item
+			package=''
+			feature=''
+			location=''
+		elif [[ $( awk -F ":" '{print NF-1}' <<< $item ) -eq 1 ]];then
+			application=$( cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< $item )
+			package=''
+			feature=$( cut -d ':' -f 2 <<< $item )
+			location=''
+		else
+			application=$( cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< $item )
+			package=$( cut -d ':' -f 2 <<< $item )
+			location=$( type -p $application )
+			if [[ $( awk -F ":" '{print NF-1}' <<< $item ) -eq 2 ]];then
+				feature=$( cut -d ':' -f 3 <<< $item )
+			else
+				feature=''
+			fi
+		fi
+		if [[ -n $feature ]];then
+			print_string="$item_string: $application (info: $feature)"
+		else
+			print_string="$item_string: $application"
+		fi
+		starter="$( sed -e :a -e 's/^.\{1,75\}$/&./;ta' <<< $print_string )"
+		if [[ -z $( grep '^/' <<< $application ) && -n $location ]] || [[ -d $application ]];then
+			if [[ -n $location ]];then
+				finisher=" $location"
+			else
+				finisher=" Present"
+			fi
+		else
+			finisher=" Missing"
+			missing_items="$missing_items$separator$application:$package"
+			separator=' '
+		fi
+		
+		echo "$starter$finisher"
+	done
+	echo $Line
+	if [[ -n $missing_items ]];then
+		echo "The following $type are missing from your system:"
+		for item in $missing_items
+		do
+			application=$( cut -d ':' -f 1 <<< $item )
+			if [[ $type == 'applications' ]];then
+				echo '--------------------------------------------------------'
+				package=$( cut -d ':' -f 2 <<< $item )
+				package_deb=$( cut -d '~' -f 1 <<< $package )
+				package_pacman=$( cut -d '~' -f 2 <<< $package )
+				package_rpm=$( cut -d '~' -f 3 <<< $package )
+				echo "Application: $application"
+				echo "To add to your system, install the proper distribution package for your system:"
+				echo "Debian/Ubuntu: $package_deb :: Arch Linux: $package_pacman :: Redhat/Fedora/Suse: $package_rpm"
+			else
+				echo "Directory: $application"
+			fi
+		done
+		if [[ $item_string == 'System directory' ]];then
+			echo "These directories are created by the kernel, so don't worry if they are not present."
+		fi
+	else
+		echo "All the $( cut -d ' ' -f 1 <<< $item_string | sed -e 's/Re/re/' -e 's/Sy/sy/' ) $type are present."
+	fi
+	echo $Line
+}
+
 #### -------------------------------------------------------------------
 #### print / output cleaners
 #### -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1520,6 +1715,9 @@ get_parameters()
 	elif [[ $1 == '--help' ]];then
 		show_options
 		exit 0
+	elif [[ $1 == '--recommends' ]];then
+		check_recommends
+		exit 0
 	# the short form only runs if no args output args are used
 	# no need to run through these if there are no args
 	# reserved for future use: -g for extra Graphics; -m for extra Machine; -d for extra Disk
@@ -1907,6 +2105,8 @@ show_options()
 	print_screen_output "Additional Options:"
 	print_screen_output "-h --help      This help menu."
 	print_screen_output "-H             This help menu, plus developer options. Do not use dev options in normal operation!"
+	print_screen_output "--recommends   Checks $SCRIPT_NAME application dependencies + recommends, and directories, then shows"
+	print_screen_output "               what package(s) you need to install to add support for that feature."
 	if [[ $B_ALLOW_UPDATE == 'true' ]];then
 		print_screen_output "-U             Auto-update script. Note: if you installed as root, you"
 		print_screen_output "               must be root to update, otherwise user is fine."