1 files changed, 48 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index 5574e5d..f2e27f7 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"time"
 	"strings"
+	"errors"
 
+	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 )
 
@@ -87,3 +91,46 @@ func runCommandsOld() bool {
 	return true
 }
 */
+
+func RunCmdNew(workingpath string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+	return RunCmd(workingpath, parts)
+}
+
+func RunCmd(workingpath string, parts []string) (error, bool, string) {
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		log.Warn("command line was empty")
+		return errors.New("empty"), false, ""
+	}
+	if parts[0] == "" {
+		log.Warn("command line was empty")
+		return errors.New("empty"), false, ""
+	}
+	thing := parts[0]
+	parts = parts[1:]
+
+	log.Warn("working path =", workingpath, "thing =", thing, "cmdline =", parts)
+	if thing == "pwd" {
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+	// Create the command
+	cmd := exec.Command(thing, parts...)
+
+	// Set the working directory
+	cmd.Dir = workingpath
+
+	// Execute the command
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+		log.Warn("output was", string(output))
+		log.Warn("cmd exited with error", err)
+		return err, false, string(output)
+	}
+
+	tmp := string(output)
+	tmp = strings.TrimSpace(tmp)
+
+	// Print the output
+	return nil, true, tmp
+}