diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
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+# Revision history for executor
+
+## 0.0.1  -- 2017-08-19
+
+* First version. Released on an unsuspecting world.
diff --git a/Executor.hs b/Executor.hs
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+module Executor where
+
+import System.Process (callCommand)
+import Control.Concurrent.Async (async, wait)
+
+-- | Execute a single shell command
+-- | Not much different from callCommand though
+-- | for example:
+-- | main = do
+-- |  execSync "ls"
+
+execSync :: String -> IO()
+
+execSync c = do
+  task <- async (callCommand c)
+  res <- wait task
+  return ()
+
+-- | Execute a list of shell commands in sequence synchronously
+-- | for example:
+-- | main = do
+-- |  execListSync ["ls", "whoami"]
+
+execListSync :: [String] -> IO()
+
+execListSync (c:commands) = do
+  execSync c
+  if length commands > 0
+    then do
+      execListSync commands
+    else
+      return ()
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 Gianluca Guarini
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# executor
+Haskell module to execute single or multiple shell commands
+
+[![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url]
+[![MIT License][license-image]][license-url]
+
+# API
+
+## execSync
+
+Execute a single shell command
+
+```hs
+import Executor (execSync)
+
+main = do
+  -- execute a simple `ls` in the current folder
+  execSync "ls"
+```
+
+## execListSync
+
+Execute a list of shell commands in sequence synchronously
+
+```hs
+import Executor (execListSync)
+
+main = do
+  -- execute synchronously the following commands
+  execListSync [
+      "ls",
+      "whoami",
+      "echo hello"
+    ]
+```
+
+[travis-image]:https://img.shields.io/travis/GianlucaGuarini/executor.svg?style=flat-square
+[travis-url]:https://travis-ci.org/GianlucaGuarini/executor
+
+[license-image]:http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-000000.svg?style=flat-square
+[license-url]:LICENSE
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/executor.cabal b/executor.cabal
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+name:                executor
+version:             0.0.1
+description:         Haskell module to execute single or multiple shell commands
+synopsis:            Shell helpers
+homepage:            https://github.com/GianlucaGuarini/executor
+license:             MIT
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Gianluca Guarini
+maintainer:          gianluca.guarini@gmail.com
+category:            Distribution
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  ChangeLog.md, README.md
+
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+source-repository head
+  type:              git
+  location:          https://github.com/GianlucaGuarini/executor
+
+Test-Suite test-executor
+  type:              exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is:           test.hs
+  build-depends:     base >=4.9 && <4.10, process >=1.4 && <1.5, async >=2.1 && <2.2
+  default-language:  Haskell2010
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:   Executor
+  build-depends:     base >=4.9 && <4.10, process >=1.4 && <1.5, async >=2.1 && <2.2
+  hs-source-dirs:    ./
+  default-language:  Haskell2010
+
diff --git a/test.hs b/test.hs
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+module Main where
+import Executor
+import System.Exit (exitSuccess)
+
+main :: IO()
+main = do
+  execSync "ls"
+  execListSync [
+      "echo hello",
+      "echo world"
+    ]
+  exitSuccess