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+#ifndef RUN_COMMAND_H
+#define RUN_COMMAND_H
+
+enum {
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK = 10000,
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_EXEC,
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_PIPE,
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID,
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_WRONG_PID,
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_SIGNAL,
+	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_NOEXIT,
+};
+
+struct child_process {
+	const char **argv;
+	pid_t pid;
+	int in;
+	int out;
+	int err;
+	const char *dir;
+	const char *const *env;
+	unsigned close_in:1;
+	unsigned close_out:1;
+	unsigned no_stdin:1;
+	unsigned no_stdout:1;
+	unsigned no_stderr:1;
+	unsigned git_cmd:1; /* if this is to be git sub-command */
+	unsigned stdout_to_stderr:1;
+};
+
+int start_command(struct child_process *);
+int finish_command(struct child_process *);
+int run_command(struct child_process *);
+
+#define RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN 1
+#define RUN_GIT_CMD	     2	/*If this is to be git sub-command */
+#define RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR 4
+int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt);
+int run_command_v_opt_cd(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir);
+
+/*
+ * env (the environment) is to be formatted like environ: "VAR=VALUE".
+ * To unset an environment variable use just "VAR".
+ */
+int run_command_v_opt_cd_env(const char **argv, int opt, const char *dir, const char *const *env);
+
+/*
+ * The purpose of the following functions is to feed a pipe by running
+ * a function asynchronously and providing output that the caller reads.
+ *
+ * It is expected that no synchronization and mutual exclusion between
+ * the caller and the feed function is necessary so that the function
+ * can run in a thread without interfering with the caller.
+ */
+struct async {
+	/*
+	 * proc writes to fd and closes it;
+	 * returns 0 on success, non-zero on failure
+	 */
+	int (*proc)(int fd, void *data);
+	void *data;
+	int out;	/* caller reads from here and closes it */
+	pid_t pid;
+};
+
+int start_async(struct async *async);
+int finish_async(struct async *async);
+
+#endif