diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6750381..470be7c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ BIN    ?= bpkg
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 
 # All 'bpkg' supported commands
-CMDS = json install package term suggest init utils update list
+CMDS = json install package term suggest init utils update list show
 
 install: uninstall
 	@echo "  info: Installing $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BIN)..."
diff --git a/bpkg-show b/bpkg-show
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..40c520e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bpkg-show
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+lib/show/show.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/show/show.sh b/lib/show/show.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..99c2e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/show/show.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+VERSION="0.0.1"
+
+if ! type -f bpkg-utils &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "error: bpkg-utils not found, aborting"
+  exit 1
+else
+  source `which bpkg-utils`
+fi
+
+bpkg_initrc
+
+usage () {
+  echo "bpkg-show [-Vhds] <user/package_name>"
+  echo
+  echo "Show bash package details.  You must first run \`bpkg update' to sync the repo locally."
+  echo
+  echo "Options:"
+  echo "  --help|-h     Print this help dialogue"
+  echo "  --version|-V  Print version and exit"
+  echo "  --details|-d  Print package README.md file, if available"
+  echo "  --source|-s   Print all sources listed in package.json scripts, in order. This"
+  echo "                option suppresses other output and prints executable bash."
+}
+
+show_package () {
+  local pkg=$1
+  local desc=$2
+  local verbose=$3
+  local print_source=$4
+  local host=$BPKG_REMOTE_HOST
+  local remote=$BPKG_REMOTE
+  local git_remote=$BPKG_GIT_REMOTE
+  local auth=""
+  local json=""
+  local readme=""
+  local uri=""
+
+  if [ "$BPKG_OAUTH_TOKEN" != "" ]; then
+    auth="-u $BPKG_OAUTH_TOKEN:x-oauth-basic"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$auth" == "" ]; then
+    uri=$BPKG_REMOTE/$pkg/master
+  else
+    uri=$BPKG_REMOTE/$pkg/raw/master
+  fi
+
+  json=$(eval "curl $auth -sL '$uri/package.json?`date +%s`'")
+  readme=$(eval "curl $auth -sL '$uri/README.md?`date +%s`'")
+
+  local readme_len=$(echo "$readme" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
+
+  local version=$(echo "$json" | bpkg-json -b | grep '"version"' | sed 's/.*version"\]\s*//' | tr -d '\t' | tr -d '"')
+  local author=$(echo "$json" | bpkg-json -b | grep '"author"' | sed 's/.*author"\]\s*//' | tr -d '\t' | tr -d '"')
+  local pkg_desc=$(echo "$json" | bpkg-json -b | grep '"description"' | sed 's/.*description"\]\s*//' | tr -d '\t' | tr -d '"')
+  local sources=$(echo "$json" | bpkg-json -b | grep '"scripts"' | cut -f 2 | tr -d '"' )
+  local description=$(echo "$json" | bpkg-json -b | grep '"description"')
+  local install_sh=$(echo "$json" | bpkg-json -b | grep '"install"' | sed 's/.*install"\]\s*//' | tr -d '\t' | tr -d '"')
+
+  if [ "$pkg_desc" != "" ]; then
+    desc="$pkg_desc"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$print_source" == '0' ]; then
+    echo "Name: $pkg"
+    if [ "$author" != "" ]; then
+      echo "Author: $author"
+    fi
+    echo "Description: $desc"
+    echo "Current Version: $version"
+    echo "Remote: $git_remote"
+    if [ "$install_sh" != "" ]; then
+      echo "Install: $install_sh"
+    fi
+    if [ "$verbose" == "0" ]; then
+      if [ "$readme" == "" ]; then
+        echo "Readme: Not Available"
+      else
+        echo "Readme: ${readme_len} lines (-d to print)"
+      fi
+    else
+      echo
+      echo "[README.md]"
+      echo "$readme"
+      echo "[/README.md]"
+    fi
+  fi
+  if [ "$sources" != "" ]; then
+    if [ "$print_source" == '0' ]; then
+      echo "Sources:"
+    fi
+    OLDIFS="$IFS"
+    IFS=$'\n'
+    for src in $(echo "$sources"); do
+      if [ "$print_source" == '0' ]; then
+        echo " - $src"
+      else
+        local http_code=$(eval "curl $auth -sL '$uri/$src?`date +%s`' -w '%{http_code}' -o /dev/null")
+        if (( http_code < 400 )); then
+          local content=$(eval "curl $auth -sL '$uri/$src?`date +%s`'")
+          echo "#[$src]"
+          echo "$content"
+          echo "#[/$src]"
+        else
+          bpkg_warn "source not found: $src"
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+    IFS="$OLDIFS"
+  fi
+}
+
+
+bpkg_show () {
+  local verbose=0
+  local print_source=0
+  local pkg=""
+  for opt in "${@}"; do
+    case "$opt" in
+      -V|--version)
+        echo "${VERSION}"
+        return 0
+        ;;
+      -h|--help)
+        usage
+        return 0
+        ;;
+      -d|--details)
+        verbose=1
+        ;;
+      -s|--source)
+        print_source=1
+        ;;
+      *)
+        if [ "${opt:0:1}" == "-" ]; then
+          bpkg_error "unknown option: $opt"
+          return 1
+        fi
+        if [ "$pkg" == "" ]; then
+          pkg=$opt
+        fi
+    esac
+  done
+
+  if [ "$pkg" == "" ]; then
+    usage
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  local i=0
+  for remote in "${BPKG_REMOTES[@]}"; do
+    local git_remote="${BPKG_GIT_REMOTES[$i]}"
+    bpkg_select_remote "$remote" "$git_remote"
+    if [ ! -f "$BPKG_REMOTE_INDEX_FILE" ]; then
+      bpkg_warn "no index file found for remote: ${remote}"
+      bpkg_warn "You should run \`bpkg update' before running this command."
+      i=$((i+1))
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    OLDIFS="$IFS"
+    IFS=$'\n'
+    for line in $(cat $BPKG_REMOTE_INDEX_FILE); do
+      local name=$(echo "$line" | cut -d\| -f1 | tr -d ' ')
+      local desc=$(echo "$line" | cut -d\| -f2)
+      if [ "$name" == "$pkg" ]; then
+        IFS="$OLDIFS"
+        show_package "$pkg" "$desc" "$verbose" "$print_source"
+        IFS=$'\n'
+        return 0
+      fi
+    done
+    IFS="$OLDIFS"
+    i=$((i+1))
+  done
+
+  bpkg_error "package not found: $pkg"
+  return 1
+}
+
+if [[ ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} != $0 ]]; then
+  export -f bpkg_show
+elif bpkg_validate; then
+  bpkg_show "${@}"
+fi
diff --git a/lib/utils/utils.sh b/lib/utils/utils.sh
index 6474d45..0275977 100755
--- a/lib/utils/utils.sh
+++ b/lib/utils/utils.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bpkg_initrc() {
     BPKG_GIT_REMOTES[0]=${BPKG_GIT_REMOTE-https://github.com}
   fi
   BPKG_USER="${BPKG_USER:-"bpkg"}"
-  BPKG_INDEX=${BPKG_INDEX-"$HOME/.bpkg/index"}
+  BPKG_INDEX=${BPKG_INDEX:-"$HOME/.bpkg/index"}
 }
 
 ## check parameter consistency
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bpkg_select_remote () {
     if [[ "$git_remote" == https://* ]] && [[ "$git_remote" != *x-oauth-basic* ]] && [[ "$git_remote" != *${BPKG_OAUTH_TOKEN}* ]]; then
       git_remote=${git_remote/https:\/\//https:\/\/$BPKG_OAUTH_TOKEN:x-oauth-basic@}
     fi
-  else 
+  else
     BPKG_REMOTE=$remote
   fi
   BPKG_GIT_REMOTE=$git_remote