diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dca73a4..20b629b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ broadcastCh = 2,4
 enable_read_news = False
 news_file_path = news.txt
 news_random_line = False # only return a single random line from the news file
+enable_runShellCmd = False # enables running of bash commands runShell.sh demo for sysinfo
 ```
 
 #### Offline EAS
diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 1579deb..430a093 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ enable_read_news = False
 news_file_path = news.txt
 # only return a single random line from the news file
 news_random_line = False
+enable_runShellCmd = False
 
 [smtp]
 # enable or disable the SMTP module
diff --git a/mesh_bot.py b/mesh_bot.py
index aaaf2de..52d9c52 100755
--- a/mesh_bot.py
+++ b/mesh_bot.py
@@ -769,7 +769,11 @@ def sysinfo(message, message_from_id, deviceID):
     if "?" in message:
         return "sysinfo command returns system information."
     else:
-        return get_sysinfo(message_from_id, deviceID)
+        if enable_runShellCmd and file_monitor_enabled:
+            shellData = call_external_script(message)
+            return get_sysinfo(message_from_id, deviceID) + "\n" + shellData
+        else:
+            return get_sysinfo(message_from_id, deviceID)
 
 def handle_lheard(message, nodeid, deviceID, isDM):
     if  "?" in message and isDM:
@@ -1275,8 +1279,12 @@ async def start_rx():
         logger.debug(f"System: Radio Detection Enabled using rigctld at {rigControlServerAddress} brodcasting to channels: {sigWatchBroadcastCh} for {get_freq_common_name(get_hamlib('f'))}")
     if file_monitor_enabled:
         logger.debug(f"System: File Monitor Enabled for {file_monitor_file_path}, broadcasting to channels: {file_monitor_broadcastCh}")
-    if read_news_enabled:
-        logger.debug(f"System: File Monitor News Reader Enabled for {news_file_path}")
+        if enable_runShellCmd:
+            logger.debug(f"System: Shell Command monitor enabled")
+        if read_news_enabled:
+            logger.debug(f"System: File Monitor News Reader Enabled for {news_file_path}")
+        if bee_enabled:
+            logger.debug(f"System: File Monitor Bee Monitor Enabled for bee.txt")
     if wxAlertBroadcastEnabled:
         logger.debug(f"System: Weather Alert Broadcast Enabled on channels {wxAlertBroadcastChannel}")
     if emergencyAlertBrodcastEnabled:
diff --git a/modules/filemon.py b/modules/filemon.py
index 5106de5..4bec6fd 100644
--- a/modules/filemon.py
+++ b/modules/filemon.py
@@ -63,12 +63,18 @@ async def watch_file():
                     return content
             await asyncio.sleep(1)  # Check every
 
-def call_external_script(message):
-    # Call an external script runShell.sh
+def call_external_script(message, script="runShell.sh"):
     try:
-        output = os.popen(f"bash runShell.sh {message}").read()
+        # Debugging: Print the current working directory and resolved script path
+        current_working_directory = os.getcwd()
+        script_path = os.path.join(current_working_directory, script)
+
+        if not os.path.exists(script_path):
+            logger.warning(f"FileMon: Script not found: {script_path}")
+            return "sorry I can't do that"
+        output = os.popen(f"bash {script_path} {message}").read()
         return output
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.warning(f"FileMon: Error calling external script")
+        logger.warning(f"FileMon: Error calling external script: {e}")
         return None
     
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diff --git a/modules/locationdata.py b/modules/locationdata.py
index 5aafa91..421c821 100644
--- a/modules/locationdata.py
+++ b/modules/locationdata.py
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ def getIpawsAlert(lat=0, lon=0, shortAlerts = False):
                     'geocode_value': geocode_value,
                     'description': description
                 })
-            else:
-                # these are discarded some day but logged for debugging currently
-                logger.debug(f"Debug iPAWS: Type:{alertType} Code:{alertCode} Desc:{areaDesc} GeoType:{geocode_type} GeoVal:{geocode_value}, Headline:{headline}")
+            # else:
+            #     # these are discarded some day but logged for debugging currently
+            #     logger.debug(f"Debug iPAWS: Type:{alertType} Code:{alertCode} Desc:{areaDesc} GeoType:{geocode_type} GeoVal:{geocode_value}, Headline:{headline}")
     
     # return the numWxAlerts of alerts
     if len(alerts) > 0:
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 11d2ee2..034ae8c 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ try:
     read_news_enabled = config['fileMon'].getboolean('enable_read_news', False) # default disabled
     news_file_path = config['fileMon'].get('news_file_path', 'news.txt') # default news.txt
     news_random_line_only = config['fileMon'].getboolean('news_random_line', False) # default False
+    enable_runShellCmd = config['fileMon'].getboolean('enable_runShellCmd', False) # default False
 
     # games
     game_hop_limit = config['messagingSettings'].getint('game_hop_limit', 5) # default 3 hops
diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index 3afa97e..84dc77a 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ if dad_jokes_enabled:
     from modules.games.joke import * # from the spudgunman/meshing-around repo
     trap_list = trap_list + ("joke",)
     help_message = help_message + ", joke"
-    
-# Bee Configuration
-if bee_enabled:
-    trap_list = trap_list + ("🐝",)
 
 # Wikipedia Search Configuration
 if wikipedia_enabled:
@@ -199,6 +195,9 @@ if file_monitor_enabled or read_news_enabled:
     if read_news_enabled:
         trap_list = trap_list + trap_list_filemon # items readnews
         help_message = help_message + ", readnews"
+    # Bee Configuration uses file monitor module
+    if bee_enabled:
+        trap_list = trap_list + ("🐝",)
 
 # clean up the help message
 help_message = help_message.split(", ")
diff --git a/runShell.sh b/runShell.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c626bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runShell.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# meshing-around demo script for shell scripting
+# runShell.sh
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+program_path=$(pwd)
+
+# get basic telemetry data. Free space, CPU, RAM, and temperature for a raspberry pi
+free_space=$(df -h | grep ' /$' | awk '{print $4}')
+cpu_usage=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | sed "s/.*, *\([0-9.]*\)%* id.*/\1/" | awk '{print 100 - $1}')
+ram_usage=$(free | grep Mem | awk '{print $3/$2 * 100.0}')
+
+# if command vcgencmd is found
+if command -v vcgencmd &> /dev/null
+then
+    # get temperature
+    temp=$(vcgencmd measure_temp | sed "s/temp=//" | sed "s/'C//")
+    # temp in fahrenheit
+    tempf=$(echo "scale=2; $temp * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc)
+else
+    temp=$(paste <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/type) <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp) | grep "temp" | awk '{print $2/1000}' | awk '{s+=$1} END {print s/NR}')
+    tempf=$(echo "scale=2; $temp * 9 / 5 + 32" | bc)
+fi
+
+
+# print telemetry data
+printf "Free Space: %s\n" "$free_space"
+printf "CPU Usage: %.1f%%\n" "$cpu_usage"
+printf "RAM Usage: %.2f%%\n" "$ram_usage"
+printf "Temperature: %.1f°C (%.1f°F)\n" "$temp" "$tempf"
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