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//MaxExecuteOutputLenB maximum output length for Execute and ExecuteStrict in bytes.
const MaxExecuteOutputLenB = 16 * 1024 * 1024
// Execute runs the 's' command without checking cmd.Wait error.
// This means that non zero exit status code will not return an error.
// Returns an error if there is an issue with executing the command or
// if the specified timeout has been reached or if maximum output length
func Execute(s string, timeout time.Duration, path string) (string, error) {
return execute(s, timeout, path, false)
// ExecuteStrict runs the 's' command and checks cmd.Wait error.
// This means that non zero exit status code will return an error.
// Also returns an error if there is an issue with executing the command or
// if the specified timeout has been reached or if maximum output length
func ExecuteStrict(s string, timeout time.Duration, path string) (string, error) {
return execute(s, timeout, path, true)