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diff --git a/client/go/internal/osutil/run_cmd.go b/client/go/internal/osutil/run_cmd.go
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+// Copyright Vespa.ai. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+// Author: arnej
+
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/client/go/internal/admin/trace"
+)
+
+type BackTicks int
+
+const (
+	BackTicksWithStderr BackTicks = iota
+	BackTicksIgnoreStderr
+	BackTicksForwardStderr
+	SystemCommand
+)
+
+func (b BackTicks) Run(program string, args ...string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(program, args...)
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	switch b {
+	case BackTicksWithStderr:
+		cmd.Stderr = &out
+	case BackTicksIgnoreStderr:
+		cmd.Stderr = nil
+	case BackTicksForwardStderr:
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	case SystemCommand:
+		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	}
+	trace.Debug("running command:", program, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	return out.String(), err
+}