diff --git a/app/js/aether_app_native_v4.js b/app/js/aether_app_native_v4.js
index 6cbd55d..267758d 100644
--- a/app/js/aether_app_native_v4.js
+++ b/app/js/aether_app_native_v4.js
@@ -868,19 +868,112 @@ exports.run_osascript = async function ({cmd=null, interactive=false, language=n
 
 // Run raw command
 // Updated 2022-05-07
-exports.run_cmd = async function ({cmd=null}) {
+exports.run_cmd = async function ({cmd=null, return_stdout=null, return_stdin=null, sync=null}) {
     console.log('*** Electron framework export: run_cmd() ***');
 
     console.log(`Command String: ${cmd}`);
 
-    child_process.exec(cmd, (err, stdout, stdin) => {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        console.log(stdout);
-        console.log(stdin);
-    });
+    let result;
 
-    console.log('Finished');
-    return true;
+    if (!sync) {
+        result = child_process.exec(cmd, (err, stdout, stdin) => {
+            // if (err) throw err;
+            if (err) {
+                console.log('Error:', err);
+                return false;
+            };
+
+            console.log('stdout:', stdout);
+            // console.log('stdin:', stdin);
+
+            if (return_stdout) {
+                console.log('Finished and returning stdout');
+                return stdout;
+            } else {
+                console.log('Finished and returning true');
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
+    } else {
+        result = child_process.execSync(cmd, (err, stdout, stdin) => {
+            // if (err) throw err;
+            if (err) {
+                console.log('Error:', err);
+                return false;
+            };
+
+            console.log('stdout:', stdout);
+            // console.log('stdin:', stdin);
+
+            if (return_stdout) {
+                console.log('Finished and returning stdout');
+                return stdout;
+            } else {
+                console.log('Finished and returning true');
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    console.log('Result:', result);
+    return result;
+}
+
+
+// Run raw command sync
+// Updated 2022-05-07
+exports.run_cmd_sync = function ({cmd=null, return_stdout=null, return_stdin=null}) {
+    console.log('*** Electron framework export: run_cmd() ***');
+
+    console.log(`Command String: ${cmd}`);
+
+    let stdout;
+
+    try {
+        stdout = child_process.execSync(cmd, {encoding: 'utf8'});
+        console.log('Std Out:', stdout);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Error:', err);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (return_stdout) {
+        console.log('Finished and returning stdout');
+        return stdout;
+    } else {
+        console.log('Finished and returning true');
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // let result;
+    // let stdout;
+    // let stderr;
+    // try {
+    //     let { stdout, stderr } = child_process.execSync(cmd, (err, stdout, stdin) => {
+    //         // if (err) throw err;
+    //         if (err) {
+    //             console.log('Error:', err);
+    //             return false;
+    //         };
+
+    //         console.log('stdout:', stdout);
+    //         // console.log('stdin:', stdin);
+
+    //         if (return_stdout) {
+    //             console.log('Finished and returning stdout');
+    //             return stdout;
+    //         } else {
+    //             console.log('Finished and returning true');
+    //             return true;
+    //         }
+    //     });
+    // } catch (err) {
+    //     console.error(err);
+    //     return false;
+    // }
+
+    // console.log('Result:', result);
+    // return result;
 }