diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/asyncio/ShellCmd.py b/tools/python/jwutils/asyncio/ShellCmd.py
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+import asyncio
+from jwutils.log import *
+
+# FIXME: Derive this from Process, or merge the classes entirely
+
+class ShellCmd: # export
+
+    class SubprocessProtocol(asyncio.SubprocessProtocol):
+
+        def __init__(self, process, name):
+            self.process = process
+            self.name = name
+            super().__init__()
+
+        def pipe_data_received(self, fd, data):
+            stream = "stdout" if fd == 1 else ("stderr" if fd == 2 else str(fd))
+            tag = stream + '@' + self.name
+            data = data.decode().rstrip('\n')
+            prio = WARNING if fd == 2 else INFO
+            for line in data.split('\n'):
+                slog(prio, "[%s] %s" % (tag, line.rstrip('\r\n')))
+
+        def process_exited(self):
+            slog(DEBUG, "[%s] process exited" % (self.name))
+            super().process_exited()
+            self.process.exited()
+
+    class ShutdownState:
+        Running     = 1
+        Triggered   = 2
+        Completed   = 3
+        Unnecessary = 4
+
+    def __init__(self, cmdline, eloop=None, name=None):
+        if eloop is None:
+            eloop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        self.__eloop = eloop
+        self.__cmdline = cmdline
+        self.__name = name if name is not None else cmdline[0]
+        self.__transport = None
+        self.__protocol = None
+        self.__proc = None
+        self.__rc = None
+        self.__task = None
+        self.__shutdown = self.ShutdownState.Unnecessary
+
+    async def __exec(self):
+
+        def format_cmdline(arr):
+            r = ''
+            for tok in arr:
+                if re.search(' ', tok):
+                    r += ' "%s"' % tok
+                    continue
+                r += ' ' + tok
+            return r[1:]
+
+        try:
+            slog(INFO, "Running shell command [{}]: {}".format(self.__name, format_cmdline(self.__cmdline)))
+            self.__transport, self.__protocol = await self.__eloop.subprocess_exec(
+                lambda: self.SubprocessProtocol(self, self.__name),
+                *self.__cmdline,
+            )
+            self.__proc = self.__transport.get_extra_info('subprocess') # Popen instance
+        except:
+            slog(ERR, "Failed to run process [{}]".format(self.__name))
+            raise
+
+    def __reap(self):
+        if self.__rc is None and self.__transport:
+            self.__transport = None
+            self.__rc = self.__proc.wait()
+
+    # to be called from SubprocessProtocol / SIGCHLD handler
+    def exited(self):
+        slog(DEBUG, "Process {} exited".format(self.__name))
+        self.__reap()
+
+    async def __cleanup(self):
+        pid = self.__reap()
+        sd_fine = self.__shutdown in [ self.ShutdownState.Unnecessary, self.ShutdownState.Completed ]
+        if self.__rc == 0 and sd_fine:
+            slog(INFO, "The shell command [{}], pid {}, has exited cleanly".format(self.__name, self.__proc.pid))
+            self.monitor = self.console = self.__protocol = self.__task = None
+            return 0
+        slog(ERR, "The process ([{}], pid {}) has exited {}with status code {}, aborting".format(
+            self.__name, pid, "" if sd_fine else "prematurely ", self.__rc))
+        exit(1)
+
+    async def init(self):
+        self.__task = await self.__eloop.create_task(self.__exec())
+
+    async def cleanup(self):
+        await self.__cleanup()
+
+    async def run(self):
+        await self.init()
+        await self.cleanup()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import jwutils.log
+    jwutils.log.set_level(INFO)
+    async def run():
+        sp = ShellCmd([ 'echo', 'hello world!' ])
+        await sp.run()
+
+    asyncio.run(run())
+