diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RunExternalScriptTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RunExternalScriptTest.java
index 82beab2dc..b6a2519c5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RunExternalScriptTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/util/RunExternalScriptTest.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.JGitTestUtil;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FS.ExecutionResult;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -163,6 +164,45 @@ public class RunExternalScriptTest {
 		assertEquals(127, rc);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testCopyStdInExecute()
+			throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+		String inputStr = "a\nb\rc\r\nd";
+		File script = writeTempFile("cat -");
+		ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/bin/sh", script.getPath());
+		ExecutionResult res = FS.DETECTED.execute(pb,
+				new ByteArrayInputStream(inputStr.getBytes()));
+		assertEquals(0, res.getRc());
+		assertEquals(inputStr, new String(res.getStdout().toByteArray()));
+		assertEquals("", new String(res.getStderr().toByteArray()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testStdErrExecute() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+		File script = writeTempFile("echo hi >&2");
+		ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/bin/sh", script.getPath());
+		ExecutionResult res = FS.DETECTED.execute(pb, null);
+		assertEquals(0, res.getRc());
+		assertEquals("", new String(res.getStdout().toByteArray()));
+		assertEquals("hi" + sep, new String(res.getStderr().toByteArray()));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAllTogetherBinExecute()
+			throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+		String inputStr = "a\nb\rc\r\nd";
+		File script = writeTempFile(
+				"echo $#,$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6 >&2 ; cat -; exit 5");
+		ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("/bin/sh", script.getPath(), "a",
+				"b", "c");
+		ExecutionResult res = FS.DETECTED.execute(pb,
+				new ByteArrayInputStream(inputStr.getBytes()));
+		assertEquals(5, res.getRc());
+		assertEquals(inputStr, new String(res.getStdout().toByteArray()));
+		assertEquals("3,a,b,c,,," + sep,
+				new String(res.getStderr().toByteArray()));
+	}
+
 	private File writeTempFile(String body) throws IOException {
 		File f = File.createTempFile("RunProcessTestScript_", "");
 		JGitTestUtil.write(f, body);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java
index e407dd8be..b61e47f5f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java
@@ -110,7 +110,54 @@ public abstract class FS {
 		}
 	}
 
-	final static Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FS.class);
+	/**
+	 * Result of an executed process. The caller is responsible to close the
+	 * contained {@link TemporaryBuffer}s
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	public static class ExecutionResult {
+		private TemporaryBuffer stdout;
+
+		private TemporaryBuffer stderr;
+
+		private int rc;
+
+		/**
+		 * @param stdout
+		 * @param stderr
+		 * @param rc
+		 */
+		public ExecutionResult(TemporaryBuffer stdout, TemporaryBuffer stderr,
+				int rc) {
+			this.stdout = stdout;
+			this.stderr = stderr;
+			this.rc = rc;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @return buffered standard output stream
+		 */
+		public TemporaryBuffer getStdout() {
+			return stdout;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @return buffered standard error stream
+		 */
+		public TemporaryBuffer getStderr() {
+			return stderr;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * @return the return code of the process
+		 */
+		public int getRc() {
+			return rc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private final static Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FS.class);
 
 	/** The auto-detected implementation selected for this operating system and JRE. */
 	public static final FS DETECTED = detect();
@@ -1004,10 +1051,10 @@ public abstract class FS {
 		pool.shutdown(); // Disable new tasks from being submitted
 		try {
 			// Wait a while for existing tasks to terminate
-			if (!pool.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
+			if (!pool.awaitTermination(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS)) {
 				pool.shutdownNow(); // Cancel currently executing tasks
 				// Wait a while for tasks to respond to being canceled
-				if (!pool.awaitTermination(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
+				if (!pool.awaitTermination(60, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
 					hasShutdown = false;
 			}
 		} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
@@ -1034,6 +1081,31 @@ public abstract class FS {
 	 */
 	public abstract ProcessBuilder runInShell(String cmd, String[] args);
 
+	/**
+	 * Execute a command defined by a {@link ProcessBuilder}.
+	 *
+	 * @param pb
+	 *            The command to be executed
+	 * @param in
+	 *            The standard input stream passed to the process
+	 * @return The result of the executed command
+	 * @throws InterruptedException
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	public ExecutionResult execute(ProcessBuilder pb, InputStream in)
+			throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+		TemporaryBuffer stdout = new TemporaryBuffer.LocalFile(null);
+		TemporaryBuffer stderr = new TemporaryBuffer.Heap(1024, 1024 * 1024);
+		try {
+			int rc = runProcess(pb, stdout, stderr, in);
+			return new ExecutionResult(stdout, stderr, rc);
+		} finally {
+			stdout.close();
+			stderr.close();
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static class Holder<V> {
 		final V value;