1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/qface/shell.py b/qface/shell.py
index bf76f7c..32a4ee1 100644
--- a/qface/shell.py
+++ b/qface/shell.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import click
-from subprocess import call
+import subprocess
 
 """
 API for interacting with the system shell
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ def sh(args, **kwargs):
     """
     runs the given cmd as shell command
     """
+    if isinstance(args, str):
+        args = args.split()
     if not args:
         return
     click.echo('$ {0}'.format(' '.join(args)))
-    return call(args, **kwargs)
+    try:
+        return subprocess.check_call(args, **kwargs)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+        click.secho('run error {}'.format(exc))
+    except OSError as exc:
+        click.secho('not found error {}'.format(exc))