diff --git a/utils.hpp b/utils.hpp
index 13f653c..a6db7f9 100644
--- a/utils.hpp
+++ b/utils.hpp
@@ -25,4 +25,48 @@
  * @return
  **/
 void mergeFiles(std::vector<std::string>& srcFiles, std::string& dstFile);
+
+namespace internal
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief Construct an argument vector to be used with an exec command, which
+ *        requires the name of the executable to be the first argument, and a
+ *        null terminator to be the last.
+ * @param[in] name - Name of the executable
+ * @param[in] args - Optional arguments
+ * @return char* vector
+ */
+template <typename... Arg>
+constexpr auto constructArgv(const char* name, Arg&&... args)
+{
+    std::vector<char*> argV{
+        {const_cast<char*>(name), const_cast<char*>(args)..., nullptr}};
+    return argV;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper function to execute command in child process
+ * @param[in] path - Fully qualified name of the executable to run
+ * @param[in] args - Optional arguments
+ * @return 0 on success
+ */
+int executeCmd(const char* path, char** args);
+
+} // namespace internal
+
+/**
+ * @brief Execute command in child process
+ * @param[in] path - Fully qualified name of the executable to run
+ * @param[in] args - Optional arguments
+ * @return 0 on success
+ */
+template <typename... Arg>
+int execute(const char* path, Arg&&... args)
+{
+    auto argArray = internal::constructArgv(path, std::forward<Arg>(args)...);
+
+    return internal::executeCmd(path, argArray.data());
+}
+
 } // namespace utils