diff --git a/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.d.ts b/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.d.ts
index f833a73..5eb10b8 100644
--- a/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.d.ts
+++ b/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export declare class Smartshell {
      * @param commandArg
      */
     execSilent(commandArg: string): Promise<smartshellWrap.IExecResult>;
+    /**
+     * executes and returns IExecResult
+     * @param commandArg
+     */
+    exec(commandArg: string): Promise<smartshellWrap.IExecResult>;
     /**
      * creates the final sourcing string
      * @param commandArg
diff --git a/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.js b/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.js
index d06defa..0a584ab 100644
--- a/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.js
+++ b/dist/smartshell.classes.smartshell.js
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ class Smartshell {
             return yield smartshellWrap.execSilent(commandArg);
         });
     }
+    /**
+     * executes and returns IExecResult
+     * @param commandArg
+     */
+    exec(commandArg) {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            let execCommand = this.createExecString(commandArg);
+            return yield smartshellWrap.exec(commandArg);
+        });
+    }
     /**
      * creates the final sourcing string
      * @param commandArg
@@ -53,4 +63,4 @@ class Smartshell {
     }
 }
 exports.Smartshell = Smartshell;
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diff --git a/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts b/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts
index 09027de..3626810 100644
--- a/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts
+++ b/ts/smartshell.classes.smartshell.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ export class Smartshell {
     return await smartshellWrap.execSilent(commandArg)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * executes and returns IExecResult
+   * @param commandArg
+   */
+  async exec (commandArg: string) {
+    let execCommand = this.createExecString(commandArg)
+    return await smartshellWrap.exec(commandArg)
+  }
+
   /**
    * creates the final sourcing string
    * @param commandArg