diff --git a/jenkins/common/logging b/jenkins/common/logging
index 3eb4a0d..a95b563 100644
--- a/jenkins/common/logging
+++ b/jenkins/common/logging
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 
 
 FATAL() { 
-	echo "### $(date) ${FUNCNAME[1]}: FATAL error: $*" >&2
+	echo -e "\n### $(date) ${FUNCNAME[1]}: FATAL error: $*" >&2
 	print_stack
 	exit 1
 }
 	
 WARNING() { 
-	echo "### $(date) ${FUNCNAME[1]}: WARNING error: $*" >&2
+	echo -e "\n### $(date) ${FUNCNAME[1]}: WARNING error: $*" >&2
 }
 
 INFO() { 
@@ -51,3 +51,11 @@
 DEBUG() { 
 	echo "#   $(date) ${FUNCNAME[1]}: $*" >&2
 }
+
+CMD() {
+	echo "# executing '$*' ..."
+	"$@"
+	rc=$?
+	echo "# .... '$*' done RC was $rc"
+	return $rc
+}