diff --git a/shell.go b/shell.go
index 4b309e0..9ef2dfb 100644
--- a/shell.go
+++ b/shell.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package shell
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
@@ -176,3 +177,50 @@ func Cat(filename string) string {
 	}
 	return Chomp(buffer)
 }
+
+/*
+// run interactively. output from the cmd is in real time
+// shows all the output. For example, 'ping -n localhost'
+// shows the output like you would expect to see
+func RunPathHttpOut(workingpath string, cmd []string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	log.Log(INFO, "NewRun() ", cmd)
+
+	process := exec.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:len(cmd)]...)
+	// Set the working directory
+	process.Dir = workingpath
+	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 err
+}
+*/
+
+func RunPathHttpOut(path string, cmd []string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	log.Warn("Run(): ", cmd)
+
+	process := exec.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:len(cmd)]...)
+	process.Dir = path
+	process.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	process.Stdin = r.Body
+	process.Stdout = w
+	process.Start()
+	err := process.Wait()
+	log.Warn("shell.Exec() err =", err)
+	return err
+}
+
+func RunHttpOut(cmd []string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	log.Warn("NewRun() ", cmd)
+
+	process := exec.Command(cmd[0], cmd[1:len(cmd)]...)
+	process.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	process.Stdin = r.Body
+	process.Stdout = w
+	process.Start()
+	err := process.Wait()
+	log.Warn("shell.Exec() err =", err)
+	return err
+}