diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 94ace50a25..1fb7fa5a8d 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -2,26 +2,26 @@
 #include "run-command.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
 
-int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int flags)
+int run_command(struct child_process *cmd)
 {
 	pid_t pid = fork();
 
 	if (pid < 0)
 		return -ERR_RUN_COMMAND_FORK;
 	if (!pid) {
-		if (flags & RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN) {
+		if (cmd->no_stdin) {
 			int fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR);
 			dup2(fd, 0);
 			close(fd);
 		}
-		if (flags & RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR)
+		if (cmd->stdout_to_stderr)
 			dup2(2, 1);
-		if (flags & RUN_GIT_CMD) {
-			execv_git_cmd(argv);
+		if (cmd->git_cmd) {
+			execv_git_cmd(cmd->argv);
 		} else {
-			execvp(argv[0], (char *const*) argv);
+			execvp(cmd->argv[0], (char *const*) cmd->argv);
 		}
-		die("exec %s failed.", argv[0]);
+		die("exec %s failed.", cmd->argv[0]);
 	}
 	for (;;) {
 		int status, code;
@@ -46,3 +46,14 @@ int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int flags)
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
+
+int run_command_v_opt(const char **argv, int opt)
+{
+	struct child_process cmd;
+	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.argv = argv;
+	cmd.no_stdin = opt & RUN_COMMAND_NO_STDIN ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd.git_cmd = opt & RUN_GIT_CMD ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd.stdout_to_stderr = opt & RUN_COMMAND_STDOUT_TO_STDERR ? 1 : 0;
+	return run_command(&cmd);
+}
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index 2646d38ac7..f9db2a7f8c 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ enum {
 	ERR_RUN_COMMAND_WAITPID_NOEXIT,
 };
 
+struct child_process {
+	const char **argv;
+	unsigned no_stdin:1;
+	unsigned git_cmd:1; /* if this is to be git sub-command */
+	unsigned stdout_to_stderr:1;
+};
+
+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