diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc b/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b4a117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function g_runcmd {
+  $@ >$g_tmp/g_runcmd-output 2>&1
+  g_runcmd_exitcode=$?
+  if [ $g_runcmd_exitcode -eq 0 ]
+  then
+    g_echo_ok "$@: $(cat $g_tmp/g_runcmd-output)"
+  else
+    g_echo_error "$@: $(cat $g_tmp/g_runcmd-output)"
+  fi
+  return $g_runcmd_exitcode
+}