diff --git a/exec.go b/exec.go
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+package shell
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+func Exec(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("Error: Command slice is empty.")
+	}
+
+	// Start a long-running process, capture stdout and stderr
+	a, b := RemoveFirstElement(args)
+
+	process := exec.Command(a, b...)
+	process.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	process.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	process.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	process.Start()
+	err := process.Wait()
+	log.Log(INFO, "shell.Exec() err =", err)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ExecCheck(args []string) error {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("Error: Command slice is empty.")
+	}
+
+	// Start a long-running process, capture stdout and stderr
+	a, b := RemoveFirstElement(args)
+
+	process := exec.Command(a, b...)
+	process.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	process.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	process.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	err := process.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("ExecCheck() err", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info("ExecCheck() nil")
+	return nil
+}