diff --git a/SwiftShell/Command.swift b/SwiftShell/Command.swift
index dda8694..000cd79 100644
--- a/SwiftShell/Command.swift
+++ b/SwiftShell/Command.swift
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ extension ShellContextType {
 	- returns: standard output and standard error in one string, trimmed of whitespace and newline if it is single-line.
 	*/
 	public func run (executable: String, _ args: String ...) -> String {
+		return run(executable, args)
+	}
+
+	public func run (executable: String, _ args: [String]) -> String {
 		return outputFromRun(setupTask(executable, args: args))
 	}
 
@@ -149,6 +153,10 @@ extension ShellContextType {
    - returns: an AsyncShellTask with standard output, standard error and a 'finish' function.
 	*/
 	public func runAsync (executable: String, _ args: String ...) -> AsyncShellTask {
+		return runAsync(executable, args)
+	}
+
+	public func runAsync (executable: String, _ args: [String]) -> AsyncShellTask {
 		return AsyncShellTask(task: setupTask(executable, args: args))
 	}
 
@@ -167,6 +175,10 @@ extension ShellContextType {
 extension ShellContextType {
 
 	public func runAndPrint (executable: String, _ args: String ...) throws {
+		return try runAndPrint(executable, args)
+	}
+
+	public func runAndPrint (executable: String, _ args: [String]) throws {
 		let task = setupTask(executable, args: args)
 		task.launch()
 		try task.finish()
@@ -178,3 +190,41 @@ extension ShellContextType {
 		try task.finish()
 	}
 }
+
+// MARK: Global functions
+
+public func runAndPrint (executable: String, _ args: String ...) throws {
+	return try main.runAndPrint(executable, args)
+}
+
+public func runAndPrint (executable: String, _ args: [String]) throws {
+	return try main.runAndPrint(executable, args)
+}
+
+public func runAndPrint (bash bashcommand: String) throws {
+	return try main.runAndPrint(bash: bashcommand)
+}
+
+public func run (executable: String, _ args: String ...) -> String {
+	return main.run(executable, args)
+}
+
+public func run (executable: String, _ args: [String]) -> String {
+	return main.run(executable, args)
+}
+
+public func run (bash bashcommand: String) -> String {
+	return main.run(bash: bashcommand)
+}
+
+public func runAsync (executable: String, _ args: String ...) -> AsyncShellTask {
+	return main.runAsync(executable, args)
+}
+
+public func runAsync (executable: String, _ args: [String]) -> AsyncShellTask {
+	return main.runAsync(executable, args)
+}
+
+public func runAsync (bash bashcommand: String) -> AsyncShellTask {
+	return main.runAsync(bash: bashcommand)
+}
diff --git a/SwiftShellTests/Command_Tests.swift b/SwiftShellTests/Command_Tests.swift
index 3408083..72c4004 100644
--- a/SwiftShellTests/Command_Tests.swift
+++ b/SwiftShellTests/Command_Tests.swift
@@ -12,15 +12,19 @@ import XCTest
 class Run_Tests: XCTestCase {
 
 	func testBashCommand () {
-		XCTAssertEqual( main.run(bash:"echo one"), "one" )
+		XCTAssertEqual( SwiftShell.run(bash:"echo one"), "one" )
+	}
+
+	func testArgumentsFromArray () {
+		XCTAssertEqual( SwiftShell.run("/bin/echo", ["one", "two"]), "one two" )
 	}
 
 	func testSinglelineOutput () {
-		XCTAssertEqual( main.run("/bin/echo", "one", "two"), "one two" )
+		XCTAssertEqual( SwiftShell.run("/bin/echo", "one", "two"), "one two" )
 	}
 
 	func testMultilineOutput () {
-		XCTAssertEqual( main.run("/bin/echo", "one\ntwo"), "one\ntwo\n" )
+		XCTAssertEqual( SwiftShell.run("/bin/echo", "one\ntwo"), "one\ntwo\n" )
 	}
 }
 
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ import CatchingFire
 class RunAsync_Tests: XCTestCase {
 
 	func testReturnsStandardOutput () {
-		let asynctask = main.runAsync("/bin/echo", "one", "two" )
+		let asynctask = runAsync("/bin/echo", "one", "two" )
 		AssertNoThrow { try asynctask.finish() }
 
 		XCTAssertEqual( asynctask.stdout.read(), "one two\n" )
@@ -37,26 +41,26 @@ class RunAsync_Tests: XCTestCase {
 	}
 
 	func testReturnsStandardError () {
-		let asynctask = main.runAsync(bash: "echo one two > /dev/stderr" )
+		let asynctask = runAsync(bash: "echo one two > /dev/stderr" )
 		AssertNoThrow { try asynctask.finish() }
 
 		XCTAssertEqual( asynctask.stderror.read(), "one two\n" )
 		XCTAssertEqual( asynctask.stdout.read(), "" )
 	}
 
+	func testArgumentsFromArray () {
+		AssertNoThrow {
+			let output = try runAsync("/bin/echo", ["one", "two"]).finish().stdout.read()
+			XCTAssertEqual( output, "one two\n" )
+		}
+	}
+
 	func testThrowsErrorOnExitcodeNotZero () {
-		let asynctask = main.runAsync(bash: "echo errormessage > /dev/stderr; exit 1" )
+		let asynctask = runAsync(bash: "echo errormessage > /dev/stderr; exit 1" )
 
 		AssertThrows(ShellError.ReturnedErrorCode(errorcode: 1)) { try asynctask.finish() }
 		XCTAssertEqual( asynctask.stderror.read(), "errormessage\n" )
 	}
-
-	func testFinishReturnsSelf () {
-		AssertNoThrow {
-			let output = try main.runAsync(bash: "echo hi").finish().stdout.read()
-			XCTAssertEqual(output, "hi\n")
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 class RunAndPrint_Tests: XCTestCase {
@@ -75,20 +79,26 @@ class RunAndPrint_Tests: XCTestCase {
 	}
 
 	func testReturnsStandardOutput () {
-		AssertNoThrow { try main.runAndPrint("/bin/echo", "one", "two" ) }
+		AssertNoThrow { try runAndPrint("/bin/echo", "one", "two" ) }
+
+		XCTAssertEqual( test_stdout.readSome(), "one two\n" )
+	}
+
+	func testArgumentsFromArray () {
+		AssertNoThrow { try runAndPrint("/bin/echo", ["one", "two"] ) }
 
 		XCTAssertEqual( test_stdout.readSome(), "one two\n" )
 	}
 
 	func testReturnsStandardError () {
-		AssertNoThrow { try main.runAndPrint(bash: "echo one two > /dev/stderr" ) }
+		AssertNoThrow { try runAndPrint(bash: "echo one two > /dev/stderr" ) }
 
 		XCTAssertEqual( test_stderr.readSome(), "one two\n" )
 	}
 
 	func testThrowsErrorOnExitcodeNotZero () {
 		AssertThrows(ShellError.ReturnedErrorCode(errorcode: 1))
-			{ try main.runAndPrint(bash: "echo errormessage > /dev/stderr; exit 1" ) }
+			{ try runAndPrint(bash: "echo errormessage > /dev/stderr; exit 1" ) }
 
 		XCTAssertEqual( test_stderr.readSome(), "errormessage\n" )
 	}