diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 2b65edb..02cc017 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ func PathRunLog(path string, argv []string, logf *log.LogFlag) cmd.Status {
 	return s
 }
 
+// uses the 'log' package to disable echo to STDOUT
+// only echos if you enable the shell.INFO log flag
+func RunQuiet(args []string) cmd.Status {
+	return PathRunLog("", args, INFO)
+}
+
 // uses the 'log' package to disable echo to STDOUT
 // only echos if you enable the shell.INFO log flag
 func PathRunQuiet(pwd string, args []string) cmd.Status {