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+package digitalocean
+
+import 	(
+	"os/exec"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+var geom string = "120x30+500+500"
+
+func xterm(cmd string) {
+	var tmp []string
+	var argsXterm = []string{"nohup", "xterm", "-geometry", geom}
+	// tmp = append(argsXterm, "-hold", "-e", cmd)
+	tmp = append(argsXterm, "-e", cmd)
+	log.Println("xterm cmd=", cmd)
+	go runCommand(tmp)
+}
+
+func runCommand(cmdArgs []string) {
+	log.Println("runCommand() START", cmdArgs)
+	process := exec.Command(cmdArgs[0], cmdArgs[1:len(cmdArgs)]...)
+	// process := exec.Command("xterm", "-e", "ping localhost")
+	log.Println("runCommand() process.Start()")
+	process.Start()
+	log.Println("runCommand() process.Wait()")
+	err := process.Wait()
+	log.Error(err, "on process.Wait")
+	log.Println("runCommand() NEED TO CHECK THE TIME HERE TO SEE IF THIS WORKED")
+	log.Println("runCommand() OTHERWISE INFORM THE USER")
+	log.Println("runCommand() END", cmdArgs)
+}