diff --git a/euclid/helpers/cli.py b/euclid/helpers/cli.py
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+import subprocess
+import os
+import signal
+import threading
+import queue
+import time
+
+def enqueue_output(out, queue):
+    for line in iter(out.readline, b''):
+        queue.put(line)
+    out.close()
+
+def run_command(command, queue, pid_container):
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True, preexec_fn=os.setsid)
+    pid_container[0] = process.pid
+    t = threading.Thread(target=enqueue_output, args=(process.stdout, queue))
+    t.daemon = True
+    t.start()
+
+def execute_command(command, timeout=5):
+    q = queue.Queue()
+    pid_container = [None]
+    run_command(command, q, pid_container)
+    output = ''
+    start_time = time.time()
+
+    while True:
+        elapsed_time = time.time() - start_time
+        if elapsed_time > timeout:
+            os.killpg(pid_container[0], signal.SIGKILL)
+            break
+
+        try:
+            line = q.get_nowait()
+        except queue.Empty:
+            line = None
+
+        if line:
+            output += line
+
+    return output[-2000:]
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