@@ -950,5 +950,17 @@
 	 (curr-updaters (hash-table-ref/default (dboard:commondat-updaters commondat) tnum '())))
     (hash-table-set! (dboard:commondat-updaters commondat)
 		     tnum
 		     (cons updater curr-updaters))))
 
+(define (common:run-a-command cmd #!key (with-vars #f) (with-orig-env #f))
+  (let* ((pre-cmd  (dtests:get-pre-command))
+         (post-cmd (dtests:get-post-command))
+         (fullcmd  (if (or pre-cmd post-cmd)
+                       (conc pre-cmd cmd post-cmd)
+                       (conc "viewscreen " cmd))))
+    (debug:print-info 02 *default-log-port* "Running command: " fullcmd)
+    (cond
+     (with-vars     (common:without-vars  fullcmd))
+     (with-orig-env (common:with-orig-env fullcmd))
+     (else          (common:without-vars  fullcmd "MT_.*")))))
+