Remove `git.Command.Run` and `git.Command.RunInDir*` (#19280)

Follows #19266, #8553, Close #18553, now there are only three `Run..(&RunOpts{})` functions.
 * before: `stdout, err := RunInDir(path)`
 * now: `stdout, _, err := RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir:path})`

78 files changed, 594 insertions, 672 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/hook.go b/cmd/hook.go
index 05fa6e56c1..2b62b61ca6 100644
--- a/cmd/hook.go
+++ b/cmd/hook.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func runHookPostReceive(c *cli.Context) error {
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// First of all run update-server-info no matter what
-	if _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").Run(); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").RunStdString(nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to call 'git update-server-info': %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_git_tags_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_git_tags_test.go
index 7884560df8..9e870d2489 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_git_tags_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_git_tags_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func TestAPIGitTags(t *testing.T) {
 	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
 
 	// Set up git config for the tagger
-	git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "config", "user.name", user.Name).RunInDir(repo.RepoPath())
-	git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "config", "user.email", user.Email).RunInDir(repo.RepoPath())
+	_ = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "config", "user.name", user.Name).Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
+	_ = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "config", "user.email", user.Email).Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
 
 	gitRepo, _ := git.OpenRepository(git.DefaultContext, repo.RepoPath())
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
diff --git a/integrations/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go b/integrations/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
index 674fad5f18..1ea594b739 100644
--- a/integrations/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
+++ b/integrations/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func doGitInitTestRepository(dstPath string) func(*testing.T) {
 		// Init repository in dstPath
 		assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, dstPath, false))
 		// forcibly set default branch to master
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+"master").RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+"master").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dstPath, "README.md"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("# Testing Repository\n\nOriginally created in: %s", dstPath)), 0o644))
 		assert.NoError(t, git.AddChanges(dstPath, true))
@@ -153,49 +153,49 @@ func doGitInitTestRepository(dstPath string) func(*testing.T) {
 
 func doGitAddRemote(dstPath, remoteName string, u *url.URL) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "remote", "add", remoteName, u.String()).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "remote", "add", remoteName, u.String()).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func doGitPushTestRepository(dstPath string, args ...string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, append([]string{"push", "-u"}, args...)...).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, append([]string{"push", "-u"}, args...)...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func doGitPushTestRepositoryFail(dstPath string, args ...string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, append([]string{"push"}, args...)...).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, append([]string{"push"}, args...)...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func doGitCreateBranch(dstPath, branch string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "checkout", "-b", branch).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "checkout", "-b", branch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func doGitCheckoutBranch(dstPath string, args ...string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommandNoGlobals(append(append(git.AllowLFSFiltersArgs(), "checkout"), args...)...).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommandNoGlobals(append(append(git.AllowLFSFiltersArgs(), "checkout"), args...)...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func doGitMerge(dstPath string, args ...string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, append([]string{"merge"}, args...)...).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, append([]string{"merge"}, args...)...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
 
 func doGitPull(dstPath string, args ...string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := git.NewCommandNoGlobals(append(append(git.AllowLFSFiltersArgs(), "pull"), args...)...).RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err := git.NewCommandNoGlobals(append(append(git.AllowLFSFiltersArgs(), "pull"), args...)...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/integrations/git_test.go b/integrations/git_test.go
index e48d17c9b0..85f08606ee 100644
--- a/integrations/git_test.go
+++ b/integrations/git_test.go
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ func lfsCommitAndPushTest(t *testing.T, dstPath string) (littleLFS, bigLFS strin
 			return
 		}
 		prefix := "lfs-data-file-"
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("install").RunInDir(dstPath)
+		err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("install").Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("track", prefix+"*").RunInDir(dstPath)
+		_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("track", prefix+"*").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		err = git.AddChanges(dstPath, false, ".gitattributes")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -292,20 +292,20 @@ func lockTest(t *testing.T, repoPath string) {
 }
 
 func lockFileTest(t *testing.T, filename, repoPath string) {
-	_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("locks").RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("locks").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("lock", filename).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("lock", filename).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("locks").RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("locks").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("unlock", filename).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "lfs").AddArguments("unlock", filename).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
 func doCommitAndPush(t *testing.T, size int, repoPath, prefix string) string {
 	name, err := generateCommitWithNewData(size, repoPath, "user2@example.com", "User Two", prefix)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "master").RunInDir(repoPath) // Push
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "master").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}) // Push
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	return name
 }
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ func doCreateAgitFlowPull(dstPath string, ctx *APITestContext, baseBranch, headB
 		})
 
 		t.Run("Push", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master", "-o", "topic="+headBranch).RunInDir(dstPath)
+			err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master", "-o", "topic="+headBranch).Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
 				return
 			}
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ func doCreateAgitFlowPull(dstPath string, ctx *APITestContext, baseBranch, headB
 			assert.Contains(t, "Testing commit 1", prMsg.Body)
 			assert.Equal(t, commit, prMsg.Head.Sha)
 
-			_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master/test/"+headBranch).RunInDir(dstPath)
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master/test/"+headBranch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
 				return
 			}
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ func doCreateAgitFlowPull(dstPath string, ctx *APITestContext, baseBranch, headB
 		})
 
 		t.Run("Push2", func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master", "-o", "topic="+headBranch).RunInDir(dstPath)
+			err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master", "-o", "topic="+headBranch).Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
 				return
 			}
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ func doCreateAgitFlowPull(dstPath string, ctx *APITestContext, baseBranch, headB
 			assert.Equal(t, false, prMsg.HasMerged)
 			assert.Equal(t, commit, prMsg.Head.Sha)
 
-			_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master/test/"+headBranch).RunInDir(dstPath)
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "origin", "HEAD:refs/for/master/test/"+headBranch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/integrations/pull_merge_test.go b/integrations/pull_merge_test.go
index f865a3371e..4e063bbdb6 100644
--- a/integrations/pull_merge_test.go
+++ b/integrations/pull_merge_test.go
@@ -269,25 +269,24 @@ func TestCantMergeUnrelated(t *testing.T) {
 		}).(*repo_model.Repository)
 		path := repo_model.RepoPath(user1.Name, repo1.Name)
 
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "read-tree", "--empty").RunInDir(path)
+		err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "read-tree", "--empty").Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		stdin := bytes.NewBufferString("Unrelated File")
 		var stdout strings.Builder
-		err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "hash-object", "-w", "--stdin").RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     path,
-			Stdin:   stdin,
-			Stdout:  &stdout,
+		err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "hash-object", "-w", "--stdin").Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    path,
+			Stdin:  stdin,
+			Stdout: &stdout,
 		})
 
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		sha := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
 
-		_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", "100644", sha, "somewher-over-the-rainbow").RunInDir(path)
+		_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", "100644", sha, "somewher-over-the-rainbow").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		treeSha, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "write-tree").RunInDir(path)
+		treeSha, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "write-tree").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		treeSha = strings.TrimSpace(treeSha)
 
@@ -308,17 +307,16 @@ func TestCantMergeUnrelated(t *testing.T) {
 
 		stdout.Reset()
 		err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "commit-tree", treeSha).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Env:     env,
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     path,
-				Stdin:   messageBytes,
-				Stdout:  &stdout,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Env:    env,
+				Dir:    path,
+				Stdin:  messageBytes,
+				Stdout: &stdout,
 			})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		commitSha := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
 
-		_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "branch", "unrelated", commitSha).RunInDir(path)
+		_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "branch", "unrelated", commitSha).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 		testEditFileToNewBranch(t, session, "user1", "repo1", "master", "conflict", "README.md", "Hello, World (Edited Once)\n")
diff --git a/integrations/repo_tag_test.go b/integrations/repo_tag_test.go
index 20bfc555b8..ef7a11422e 100644
--- a/integrations/repo_tag_test.go
+++ b/integrations/repo_tag_test.go
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ func TestCreateNewTagProtected(t *testing.T) {
 
 			doGitClone(dstPath, u)(t)
 
-			_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "tag", "v-2").RunInDir(dstPath)
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "tag", "v-2").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-			_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "--tags").RunInDir(dstPath)
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "--tags").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 			assert.Error(t, err)
 			assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "Tag v-2 is protected")
 		})
diff --git a/models/migrations/v128.go b/models/migrations/v128.go
index 1454088c89..2aa68f9b64 100644
--- a/models/migrations/v128.go
+++ b/models/migrations/v128.go
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ func fixMergeBase(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 
 			if !pr.HasMerged {
 				var err error
-				pr.MergeBase, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "merge-base", "--", pr.BaseBranch, gitRefName).RunInDir(repoPath)
+				pr.MergeBase, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "merge-base", "--", pr.BaseBranch, gitRefName).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 				if err != nil {
 					var err2 error
-					pr.MergeBase, err2 = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "rev-parse", git.BranchPrefix+pr.BaseBranch).RunInDir(repoPath)
+					pr.MergeBase, _, err2 = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "rev-parse", git.BranchPrefix+pr.BaseBranch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 					if err2 != nil {
 						log.Error("Unable to get merge base for PR ID %d, Index %d in %s/%s. Error: %v & %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, baseRepo.OwnerName, baseRepo.Name, err, err2)
 						continue
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				parentsString, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", pr.MergedCommitID).RunInDir(repoPath)
+				parentsString, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", pr.MergedCommitID).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("Unable to get parents for merged PR ID %d, Index %d in %s/%s. Error: %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, baseRepo.OwnerName, baseRepo.Name, err)
 					continue
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func fixMergeBase(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 				args := append([]string{"merge-base", "--"}, parents[1:]...)
 				args = append(args, gitRefName)
 
-				pr.MergeBase, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, args...).RunInDir(repoPath)
+				pr.MergeBase, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, args...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("Unable to get merge base for merged PR ID %d, Index %d in %s/%s. Error: %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, baseRepo.OwnerName, baseRepo.Name, err)
 					continue
diff --git a/models/migrations/v134.go b/models/migrations/v134.go
index 3a8fd96b7c..16e8ec8e94 100644
--- a/models/migrations/v134.go
+++ b/models/migrations/v134.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func refixMergeBase(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 
 			gitRefName := fmt.Sprintf("refs/pull/%d/head", pr.Index)
 
-			parentsString, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", pr.MergedCommitID).RunInDir(repoPath)
+			parentsString, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", pr.MergedCommitID).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("Unable to get parents for merged PR ID %d, Index %d in %s/%s. Error: %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, baseRepo.OwnerName, baseRepo.Name, err)
 				continue
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func refixMergeBase(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 			args := append([]string{"merge-base", "--"}, parents[1:]...)
 			args = append(args, gitRefName)
 
-			pr.MergeBase, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, args...).RunInDir(repoPath)
+			pr.MergeBase, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, args...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("Unable to get merge base for merged PR ID %d, Index %d in %s/%s. Error: %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, baseRepo.OwnerName, baseRepo.Name, err)
 				continue
diff --git a/modules/doctor/mergebase.go b/modules/doctor/mergebase.go
index 5a780ed2a2..8f5c61a5da 100644
--- a/modules/doctor/mergebase.go
+++ b/modules/doctor/mergebase.go
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@ func checkPRMergeBase(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, autofix bool) erro
 
 			if !pr.HasMerged {
 				var err error
-				pr.MergeBase, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-base", "--", pr.BaseBranch, pr.GetGitRefName()).RunInDir(repoPath)
+				pr.MergeBase, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-base", "--", pr.BaseBranch, pr.GetGitRefName()).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 				if err != nil {
 					var err2 error
-					pr.MergeBase, err2 = git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-parse", git.BranchPrefix+pr.BaseBranch).RunInDir(repoPath)
+					pr.MergeBase, _, err2 = git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-parse", git.BranchPrefix+pr.BaseBranch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 					if err2 != nil {
 						logger.Warn("Unable to get merge base for PR ID %d, #%d onto %s in %s/%s. Error: %v & %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, pr.BaseBranch, pr.BaseRepo.OwnerName, pr.BaseRepo.Name, err, err2)
 						return nil
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				parentsString, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", pr.MergedCommitID).RunInDir(repoPath)
+				parentsString, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--parents", "-n", "1", pr.MergedCommitID).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Warn("Unable to get parents for merged PR ID %d, #%d onto %s in %s/%s. Error: %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, pr.BaseBranch, pr.BaseRepo.OwnerName, pr.BaseRepo.Name, err)
 					return nil
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func checkPRMergeBase(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, autofix bool) erro
 				args := append([]string{"merge-base", "--"}, parents[1:]...)
 				args = append(args, pr.GetGitRefName())
 
-				pr.MergeBase, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunInDir(repoPath)
+				pr.MergeBase, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Warn("Unable to get merge base for merged PR ID %d, #%d onto %s in %s/%s. Error: %v", pr.ID, pr.Index, pr.BaseBranch, pr.BaseRepo.OwnerName, pr.BaseRepo.Name, err)
 					return nil
diff --git a/modules/doctor/misc.go b/modules/doctor/misc.go
index f1b7773c28..60c190cf98 100644
--- a/modules/doctor/misc.go
+++ b/modules/doctor/misc.go
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ func checkEnablePushOptions(ctx context.Context, logger log.Logger, autofix bool
 		defer r.Close()
 
 		if autofix {
-			_, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "receive.advertisePushOptions", "true").RunInDir(r.Path)
+			_, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "receive.advertisePushOptions", "true").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: r.Path})
 			return err
 		}
 
-		value, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "receive.advertisePushOptions").RunInDir(r.Path)
+		value, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "receive.advertisePushOptions").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: r.Path})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/modules/git/batch_reader.go b/modules/git/batch_reader.go
index 66ca118de5..5a0a82b13a 100644
--- a/modules/git/batch_reader.go
+++ b/modules/git/batch_reader.go
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ func EnsureValidGitRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) error {
 	stderr := strings.Builder{}
 	err := NewCommand(ctx, "rev-parse").
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("%s rev-parse [repo_path: %s]", GitExecutable, repoPath)).
-		RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repoPath,
-			Stderr:  &stderr,
+		Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repoPath,
+			Stderr: &stderr,
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		return ConcatenateError(err, (&stderr).String())
@@ -65,12 +64,11 @@ func CatFileBatchCheck(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (WriteCloserError,
 		stderr := strings.Builder{}
 		err := NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "--batch-check").
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("%s cat-file --batch-check [repo_path: %s] (%s:%d)", GitExecutable, repoPath, filename, line)).
-			RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     repoPath,
-				Stdin:   batchStdinReader,
-				Stdout:  batchStdoutWriter,
-				Stderr:  &stderr,
+			Run(&RunOpts{
+				Dir:    repoPath,
+				Stdin:  batchStdinReader,
+				Stdout: batchStdoutWriter,
+				Stderr: &stderr,
 			})
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = batchStdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, (&stderr).String()))
@@ -110,12 +108,11 @@ func CatFileBatch(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (WriteCloserError, *bufi
 		stderr := strings.Builder{}
 		err := NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "--batch").
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("%s cat-file --batch [repo_path: %s] (%s:%d)", GitExecutable, repoPath, filename, line)).
-			RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     repoPath,
-				Stdin:   batchStdinReader,
-				Stdout:  batchStdoutWriter,
-				Stderr:  &stderr,
+			Run(&RunOpts{
+				Dir:    repoPath,
+				Stdin:  batchStdinReader,
+				Stdout: batchStdoutWriter,
+				Stderr: &stderr,
 			})
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = batchStdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, (&stderr).String()))
diff --git a/modules/git/command.go b/modules/git/command.go
index 764114a3b1..3dd12e421e 100644
--- a/modules/git/command.go
+++ b/modules/git/command.go
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ func (c *Command) AddArguments(args ...string) *Command {
 	return c
 }
 
-// RunContext represents parameters to run the command
-type RunContext struct {
+// RunOpts represents parameters to run the command
+type RunOpts struct {
 	Env            []string
 	Timeout        time.Duration
 	Dir            string
@@ -104,16 +104,19 @@ type RunContext struct {
 	PipelineFunc   func(context.Context, context.CancelFunc) error
 }
 
-// RunWithContext run the command with context
-func (c *Command) RunWithContext(rc *RunContext) error {
-	if rc.Timeout <= 0 {
-		rc.Timeout = defaultCommandExecutionTimeout
+// Run runs the command with the RunOpts
+func (c *Command) Run(opts *RunOpts) error {
+	if opts == nil {
+		opts = &RunOpts{}
+	}
+	if opts.Timeout <= 0 {
+		opts.Timeout = defaultCommandExecutionTimeout
 	}
 
-	if len(rc.Dir) == 0 {
+	if len(opts.Dir) == 0 {
 		log.Debug("%s", c)
 	} else {
-		log.Debug("%s: %v", rc.Dir, c)
+		log.Debug("%s: %v", opts.Dir, c)
 	}
 
 	desc := c.desc
@@ -132,17 +135,17 @@ func (c *Command) RunWithContext(rc *RunContext) error {
 				args[urlArgIndex] = util.SanitizeCredentialURLs(args[urlArgIndex])
 			}
 		}
-		desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s [repo_path: %s]", c.name, strings.Join(args, " "), rc.Dir)
+		desc = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s [repo_path: %s]", c.name, strings.Join(args, " "), opts.Dir)
 	}
 
-	ctx, cancel, finished := process.GetManager().AddContextTimeout(c.parentContext, rc.Timeout, desc)
+	ctx, cancel, finished := process.GetManager().AddContextTimeout(c.parentContext, opts.Timeout, desc)
 	defer finished()
 
 	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, c.name, c.args...)
-	if rc.Env == nil {
+	if opts.Env == nil {
 		cmd.Env = os.Environ()
 	} else {
-		cmd.Env = rc.Env
+		cmd.Env = opts.Env
 	}
 
 	cmd.Env = append(
@@ -154,16 +157,16 @@ func (c *Command) RunWithContext(rc *RunContext) error {
 		"GIT_NO_REPLACE_OBJECTS=1",
 	)
 
-	cmd.Dir = rc.Dir
-	cmd.Stdout = rc.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = rc.Stderr
-	cmd.Stdin = rc.Stdin
+	cmd.Dir = opts.Dir
+	cmd.Stdout = opts.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = opts.Stderr
+	cmd.Stdin = opts.Stdin
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if rc.PipelineFunc != nil {
-		err := rc.PipelineFunc(ctx, cancel)
+	if opts.PipelineFunc != nil {
+		err := opts.PipelineFunc(ctx, cancel)
 		if err != nil {
 			cancel()
 			_ = cmd.Wait()
@@ -178,18 +181,18 @@ func (c *Command) RunWithContext(rc *RunContext) error {
 	return ctx.Err()
 }
 
-type RunError interface {
+type RunStdError interface {
 	error
 	Stderr() string
 }
 
-type runError struct {
+type runStdError struct {
 	err    error
 	stderr string
 	errMsg string
 }
 
-func (r *runError) Error() string {
+func (r *runStdError) Error() string {
 	// the stderr must be in the returned error text, some code only checks `strings.Contains(err.Error(), "git error")`
 	if r.errMsg == "" {
 		r.errMsg = ConcatenateError(r.err, r.stderr).Error()
@@ -197,11 +200,11 @@ func (r *runError) Error() string {
 	return r.errMsg
 }
 
-func (r *runError) Unwrap() error {
+func (r *runStdError) Unwrap() error {
 	return r.err
 }
 
-func (r *runError) Stderr() string {
+func (r *runStdError) Stderr() string {
 	return r.stderr
 }
 
@@ -209,64 +212,40 @@ func bytesToString(b []byte) string {
 	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&b)) // that's what Golang's strings.Builder.String() does (go/src/strings/builder.go)
 }
 
-// RunWithContextString run the command with context and returns stdout/stderr as string. and store stderr to returned error (err combined with stderr).
-func (c *Command) RunWithContextString(rc *RunContext) (stdout, stderr string, runErr RunError) {
-	stdoutBytes, stderrBytes, err := c.RunWithContextBytes(rc)
+// RunStdString runs the command with options and returns stdout/stderr as string. and store stderr to returned error (err combined with stderr).
+func (c *Command) RunStdString(opts *RunOpts) (stdout, stderr string, runErr RunStdError) {
+	stdoutBytes, stderrBytes, err := c.RunStdBytes(opts)
 	stdout = bytesToString(stdoutBytes)
 	stderr = bytesToString(stderrBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return stdout, stderr, &runError{err: err, stderr: stderr}
+		return stdout, stderr, &runStdError{err: err, stderr: stderr}
 	}
 	// even if there is no err, there could still be some stderr output, so we just return stdout/stderr as they are
 	return stdout, stderr, nil
 }
 
-// RunWithContextBytes run the command with context and returns stdout/stderr as bytes. and store stderr to returned error (err combined with stderr).
-func (c *Command) RunWithContextBytes(rc *RunContext) (stdout, stderr []byte, runErr RunError) {
-	if rc.Stdout != nil || rc.Stderr != nil {
+// RunStdBytes runs the command with options and returns stdout/stderr as bytes. and store stderr to returned error (err combined with stderr).
+func (c *Command) RunStdBytes(opts *RunOpts) (stdout, stderr []byte, runErr RunStdError) {
+	if opts == nil {
+		opts = &RunOpts{}
+	}
+	if opts.Stdout != nil || opts.Stderr != nil {
 		// we must panic here, otherwise there would be bugs if developers set Stdin/Stderr by mistake, and it would be very difficult to debug
-		panic("stdout and stderr field must be nil when using RunWithContextBytes")
+		panic("stdout and stderr field must be nil when using RunStdBytes")
 	}
 	stdoutBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	stderrBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	rc.Stdout = stdoutBuf
-	rc.Stderr = stderrBuf
-	err := c.RunWithContext(rc)
+	opts.Stdout = stdoutBuf
+	opts.Stderr = stderrBuf
+	err := c.Run(opts)
 	stderr = stderrBuf.Bytes()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, stderr, &runError{err: err, stderr: string(stderr)}
+		return nil, stderr, &runStdError{err: err, stderr: bytesToString(stderr)}
 	}
 	// even if there is no err, there could still be some stderr output
 	return stdoutBuf.Bytes(), stderr, nil
 }
 
-// RunInDirBytes executes the command in given directory
-// and returns stdout in []byte and error (combined with stderr).
-func (c *Command) RunInDirBytes(dir string) ([]byte, error) {
-	stdout, _, err := c.RunWithContextBytes(&RunContext{Dir: dir})
-	return stdout, err
-}
-
-// RunInDir executes the command in given directory
-// and returns stdout in string and error (combined with stderr).
-func (c *Command) RunInDir(dir string) (string, error) {
-	return c.RunInDirWithEnv(dir, nil)
-}
-
-// RunInDirWithEnv executes the command in given directory
-// and returns stdout in string and error (combined with stderr).
-func (c *Command) RunInDirWithEnv(dir string, env []string) (string, error) {
-	stdout, _, err := c.RunWithContextString(&RunContext{Env: env, Dir: dir})
-	return stdout, err
-}
-
-// Run executes the command in default working directory
-// and returns stdout in string and error (combined with stderr).
-func (c *Command) Run() (string, error) {
-	stdout, _, err := c.RunWithContextString(&RunContext{})
-	return stdout, err
-}
-
 // AllowLFSFiltersArgs return globalCommandArgs with lfs filter, it should only be used for tests
 func AllowLFSFiltersArgs() []string {
 	// Now here we should explicitly allow lfs filters to run
diff --git a/modules/git/command_race_test.go b/modules/git/command_race_test.go
index 2c975860dd..9eb29fcfab 100644
--- a/modules/git/command_race_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/command_race_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestRunWithContextNoTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	// 'git --version' does not block so it must be finished before the timeout triggered.
 	cmd := NewCommand(context.Background(), "--version")
 	for i := 0; i < maxLoops; i++ {
-		if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{}); err != nil {
+		if err := cmd.Run(&RunOpts{}); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestRunWithContextTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	// 'git hash-object --stdin' blocks on stdin so we can have the timeout triggered.
 	cmd := NewCommand(context.Background(), "hash-object", "--stdin")
 	for i := 0; i < maxLoops; i++ {
-		if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{Timeout: 1 * time.Millisecond}); err != nil {
+		if err := cmd.Run(&RunOpts{Timeout: 1 * time.Millisecond}); err != nil {
 			if err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
 				t.Fatalf("Testing %d/%d: %v", i, maxLoops, err)
 			}
diff --git a/modules/git/command_test.go b/modules/git/command_test.go
index 33a6661d45..67d4ca388e 100644
--- a/modules/git/command_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/command_test.go
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ import (
 
 func TestRunWithContextStd(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd := NewCommand(context.Background(), "--version")
-	stdout, stderr, err := cmd.RunWithContextString(&RunContext{})
+	stdout, stderr, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Empty(t, stderr)
 	assert.Contains(t, stdout, "git version")
 
 	cmd = NewCommand(context.Background(), "--no-such-arg")
-	stdout, stderr, err = cmd.RunWithContextString(&RunContext{})
+	stdout, stderr, err = cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{})
 	if assert.Error(t, err) {
 		assert.Equal(t, stderr, err.Stderr())
 		assert.Contains(t, err.Stderr(), "unknown option:")
diff --git a/modules/git/commit.go b/modules/git/commit.go
index 340a7e21dd..8337e54fef 100644
--- a/modules/git/commit.go
+++ b/modules/git/commit.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func AddChangesWithArgs(repoPath string, globalArgs []string, all bool, files ..
 		cmd.AddArguments("--all")
 	}
 	cmd.AddArguments("--")
-	_, err := cmd.AddArguments(files...).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err := cmd.AddArguments(files...).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func CommitChangesWithArgs(repoPath string, args []string, opts CommitChangesOpt
 	}
 	cmd.AddArguments("-m", opts.Message)
 
-	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	// No stderr but exit status 1 means nothing to commit.
 	if err != nil && err.Error() == "exit status 1" {
 		return nil
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func AllCommitsCount(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, hidePRRefs bool, file
 		cmd.AddArguments(files...)
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	stdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func CommitsCountFiles(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, revision, relpath [
 		cmd.AddArguments(relpath...)
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	stdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (c *Commit) HasPreviousCommit(commitHash SHA1) (bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	if err := CheckGitVersionAtLeast("1.8"); err == nil {
-		_, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", that, this).RunInDir(c.repo.Path)
+		_, _, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", that, this).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: c.repo.Path})
 		if err == nil {
 			return true, nil
 		}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (c *Commit) HasPreviousCommit(commitHash SHA1) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	result, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--ancestry-path", "-n1", that+".."+this, "--").RunInDir(c.repo.Path)
+	result, _, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--ancestry-path", "-n1", that+".."+this, "--").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: c.repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (c *Commit) GetBranchName() (string, error) {
 	}
 	args = append(args, "--name-only", "--no-undefined", c.ID.String())
 
-	data, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, args...).RunInDir(c.repo.Path)
+	data, _, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, args...).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: c.repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		// handle special case where git can not describe commit
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "cannot describe") {
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (c *Commit) LoadBranchName() (err error) {
 
 // GetTagName gets the current tag name for given commit
 func (c *Commit) GetTagName() (string, error) {
-	data, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, "describe", "--exact-match", "--tags", "--always", c.ID.String()).RunInDir(c.repo.Path)
+	data, _, err := NewCommand(c.repo.Ctx, "describe", "--exact-match", "--tags", "--always", c.ID.String()).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: c.repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		// handle special case where there is no tag for this commit
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no tag exactly matches") {
@@ -486,11 +486,10 @@ func GetCommitFileStatus(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitID string) (*Commi
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	args := []string{"log", "--name-status", "-c", "--pretty=format:", "--parents", "--no-renames", "-z", "-1", commitID}
 
-	err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repoPath,
-		Stdout:  w,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repoPath,
+		Stdout: w,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	})
 	w.Close() // Close writer to exit parsing goroutine
 	if err != nil {
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ func GetCommitFileStatus(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitID string) (*Commi
 
 // GetFullCommitID returns full length (40) of commit ID by given short SHA in a repository.
 func GetFullCommitID(ctx context.Context, repoPath, shortID string) (string, error) {
-	commitID, err := NewCommand(ctx, "rev-parse", shortID).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	commitID, _, err := NewCommand(ctx, "rev-parse", shortID).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 128") {
 			return "", ErrNotExist{shortID, ""}
diff --git a/modules/git/diff.go b/modules/git/diff.go
index e15b2aa410..e11f63cabd 100644
--- a/modules/git/diff.go
+++ b/modules/git/diff.go
@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ func GetRawDiff(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitID string, diffType RawDiff
 func GetReverseRawDiff(ctx context.Context, repoPath, commitID string, writer io.Writer) error {
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	cmd := NewCommand(ctx, "show", "--pretty=format:revert %H%n", "-R", commitID)
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repoPath,
-		Stdout:  writer,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repoPath,
+		Stdout: writer,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Run: %v - %s", err, stderr)
 	}
@@ -97,11 +96,10 @@ func GetRepoRawDiffForFile(repo *Repository, startCommit, endCommit string, diff
 
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	cmd := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, args...)
-	if err = cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdout:  writer,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err = cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdout: writer,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Run: %v - %s", err, stderr)
 	}
@@ -301,11 +299,10 @@ func GetAffectedFiles(repo *Repository, oldCommitID, newCommitID string, env []s
 
 	// Run `git diff --name-only` to get the names of the changed files
 	err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", oldCommitID, newCommitID).
-		RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Env:     env,
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
+		Run(&RunOpts{
+			Env:    env,
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
 			PipelineFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 				// Close the writer end of the pipe to begin processing
 				_ = stdoutWriter.Close()
diff --git a/modules/git/git.go b/modules/git/git.go
index 6b7dbfd169..b97bb14900 100644
--- a/modules/git/git.go
+++ b/modules/git/git.go
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ func LoadGitVersion() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(context.Background(), "version").Run()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(context.Background(), "version").RunStdString(nil)
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return runErr
 	}
 
 	fields := strings.Fields(stdout)
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func LoadGitVersion() error {
 		versionString = fields[2]
 	}
 
+	var err error
 	gitVersion, err = version.NewVersion(versionString)
 	return err
 }
@@ -297,5 +298,5 @@ func checkAndRemoveConfig(key, value string) error {
 
 // Fsck verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database
 func Fsck(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, timeout time.Duration, args ...string) error {
-	return NewCommand(ctx, "fsck").AddArguments(args...).RunWithContext(&RunContext{Timeout: timeout, Dir: repoPath})
+	return NewCommand(ctx, "fsck").AddArguments(args...).Run(&RunOpts{Timeout: timeout, Dir: repoPath})
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/log_name_status.go b/modules/git/log_name_status.go
index 0571a4dd20..ffd0a0991b 100644
--- a/modules/git/log_name_status.go
+++ b/modules/git/log_name_status.go
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ func LogNameStatusRepo(ctx context.Context, repository, head, treepath string, p
 
 	go func() {
 		stderr := strings.Builder{}
-		err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repository,
-			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
-			Stderr:  &stderr,
+		err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repository,
+			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
+			Stderr: &stderr,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, (&stderr).String()))
diff --git a/modules/git/pipeline/catfile.go b/modules/git/pipeline/catfile.go
index 6948131e46..40dd2bca29 100644
--- a/modules/git/pipeline/catfile.go
+++ b/modules/git/pipeline/catfile.go
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ func CatFileBatchCheck(ctx context.Context, shasToCheckReader *io.PipeReader, ca
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	var errbuf strings.Builder
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "--batch-check")
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdin:   shasToCheckReader,
-		Stdout:  catFileCheckWriter,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdin:  shasToCheckReader,
+		Stdout: catFileCheckWriter,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		_ = catFileCheckWriter.CloseWithError(fmt.Errorf("git cat-file --batch-check [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String()))
 	}
@@ -46,11 +45,10 @@ func CatFileBatchCheckAllObjects(ctx context.Context, catFileCheckWriter *io.Pip
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	var errbuf strings.Builder
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "--batch-check", "--batch-all-objects")
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdout:  catFileCheckWriter,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdout: catFileCheckWriter,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git cat-file --batch-check --batch-all-object [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String())
 		err = fmt.Errorf("git cat-file --batch-check --batch-all-object [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String())
@@ -67,12 +65,11 @@ func CatFileBatch(ctx context.Context, shasToBatchReader *io.PipeReader, catFile
 
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	var errbuf strings.Builder
-	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "--batch").RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdout:  catFileBatchWriter,
-		Stdin:   shasToBatchReader,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "--batch").Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdout: catFileBatchWriter,
+		Stdin:  shasToBatchReader,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		_ = shasToBatchReader.CloseWithError(fmt.Errorf("git rev-list [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String()))
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go b/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go
index 1d43080a5a..31c10c6002 100644
--- a/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/pipeline/lfs_nogogit.go
@@ -53,11 +53,10 @@ func FindLFSFile(repo *git.Repository, hash git.SHA1) ([]*LFSResult, error) {
 
 	go func() {
 		stderr := strings.Builder{}
-		err := git.NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--all").RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  revListWriter,
-			Stderr:  &stderr,
+		err := git.NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--all").Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: revListWriter,
+			Stderr: &stderr,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = revListWriter.CloseWithError(git.ConcatenateError(err, (&stderr).String()))
diff --git a/modules/git/pipeline/namerev.go b/modules/git/pipeline/namerev.go
index 357322070e..8356e70234 100644
--- a/modules/git/pipeline/namerev.go
+++ b/modules/git/pipeline/namerev.go
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ func NameRevStdin(ctx context.Context, shasToNameReader *io.PipeReader, nameRevS
 
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	var errbuf strings.Builder
-	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "name-rev", "--stdin", "--name-only", "--always").RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdout:  nameRevStdinWriter,
-		Stdin:   shasToNameReader,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "name-rev", "--stdin", "--name-only", "--always").Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdout: nameRevStdinWriter,
+		Stdin:  shasToNameReader,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		_ = shasToNameReader.CloseWithError(fmt.Errorf("git name-rev [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String()))
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/pipeline/revlist.go b/modules/git/pipeline/revlist.go
index a1f8f079f9..02619cb583 100644
--- a/modules/git/pipeline/revlist.go
+++ b/modules/git/pipeline/revlist.go
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ func RevListAllObjects(ctx context.Context, revListWriter *io.PipeWriter, wg *sy
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	var errbuf strings.Builder
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--objects", "--all")
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     basePath,
-		Stdout:  revListWriter,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    basePath,
+		Stdout: revListWriter,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git rev-list --objects --all [%s]: %v - %s", basePath, err, errbuf.String())
 		err = fmt.Errorf("git rev-list --objects --all [%s]: %v - %s", basePath, err, errbuf.String())
@@ -45,11 +44,10 @@ func RevListObjects(ctx context.Context, revListWriter *io.PipeWriter, wg *sync.
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	var errbuf strings.Builder
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--objects", headSHA, "--not", baseSHA)
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdout:  revListWriter,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdout: revListWriter,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git rev-list [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String())
 		errChan <- fmt.Errorf("git rev-list [%s]: %v - %s", tmpBasePath, err, errbuf.String())
diff --git a/modules/git/remote.go b/modules/git/remote.go
index dfd0686d8b..536b1681ce 100644
--- a/modules/git/remote.go
+++ b/modules/git/remote.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func GetRemoteAddress(ctx context.Context, repoPath, remoteName string) (*url.UR
 		cmd = NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "remote."+remoteName+".url")
 	}
 
-	result, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	result, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo.go b/modules/git/repo.go
index b06b7feea2..3176e27695 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) parsePrettyFormatLogToList(logs []byte) ([]*Commit, erro
 
 // IsRepoURLAccessible checks if given repository URL is accessible.
 func IsRepoURLAccessible(ctx context.Context, url string) bool {
-	_, err := NewCommand(ctx, "ls-remote", "-q", "-h", url, "HEAD").Run()
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(ctx, "ls-remote", "-q", "-h", url, "HEAD").RunStdString(nil)
 	return err == nil
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, bare bool) error {
 	if bare {
 		cmd.AddArguments("--bare")
 	}
-	_, err = cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err = cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@ func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, bare bool) error {
 func (repo *Repository) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
 	var errbuf, output strings.Builder
 	if err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--head", "^HEAD$").
-		RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  &output,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: &output,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		if err.Error() == "exit status 1" && errbuf.String() == "" {
 			return true, nil
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ func CloneWithArgs(ctx context.Context, from, to string, args []string, opts Clo
 	}
 
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	if err = cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
+	if err = cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
 		Timeout: opts.Timeout,
 		Env:     envs,
 		Stdout:  io.Discard,
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ func Push(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, opts PushOptions) error {
 		opts.Timeout = -1
 	}
 
-	err := cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
+	err := cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
 		Env:     opts.Env,
 		Timeout: opts.Timeout,
 		Dir:     repoPath,
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ func Push(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, opts PushOptions) error {
 // GetLatestCommitTime returns time for latest commit in repository (across all branches)
 func GetLatestCommitTime(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (time.Time, error) {
 	cmd := NewCommand(ctx, "for-each-ref", "--sort=-committerdate", BranchPrefix, "--count", "1", "--format=%(committerdate)")
-	stdout, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	stdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return time.Time{}, err
 	}
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ type DivergeObject struct {
 func checkDivergence(ctx context.Context, repoPath, baseBranch, targetBranch string) (int, error) {
 	branches := fmt.Sprintf("%s..%s", baseBranch, targetBranch)
 	cmd := NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--count", branches)
-	stdout, err := cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	stdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
@@ -315,23 +314,23 @@ func (repo *Repository) CreateBundle(ctx context.Context, commit string, out io.
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
 
 	env := append(os.Environ(), "GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY="+filepath.Join(repo.Path, "objects"))
-	_, err = NewCommand(ctx, "init", "--bare").RunInDirWithEnv(tmp, env)
+	_, _, err = NewCommand(ctx, "init", "--bare").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: tmp, Env: env})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = NewCommand(ctx, "reset", "--soft", commit).RunInDirWithEnv(tmp, env)
+	_, _, err = NewCommand(ctx, "reset", "--soft", commit).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: tmp, Env: env})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = NewCommand(ctx, "branch", "-m", "bundle").RunInDirWithEnv(tmp, env)
+	_, _, err = NewCommand(ctx, "branch", "-m", "bundle").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: tmp, Env: env})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	tmpFile := filepath.Join(tmp, "bundle")
-	_, err = NewCommand(ctx, "bundle", "create", tmpFile, "bundle", "HEAD").RunInDirWithEnv(tmp, env)
+	_, _, err = NewCommand(ctx, "bundle", "create", tmpFile, "bundle", "HEAD").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: tmp, Env: env})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_archive.go b/modules/git/repo_archive.go
index b7c339c271..4a97989949 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_archive.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_archive.go
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) CreateArchive(ctx context.Context, format ArchiveType, t
 	)
 
 	var stderr strings.Builder
-	err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdout:  target,
-		Stderr:  &stderr,
+	err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdout: target,
+		Stderr: &stderr,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return ConcatenateError(err, stderr.String())
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_attribute.go b/modules/git/repo_attribute.go
index ce24b0a7a3..6481474a96 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_attribute.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_attribute.go
@@ -76,12 +76,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) CheckAttribute(opts CheckAttributeOpts) (map[string]map[
 
 	cmd := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, cmdArgs...)
 
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Env:     env,
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdout:  stdOut,
-		Stderr:  stdErr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Env:    env,
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdout: stdOut,
+		Stderr: stdErr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to run check-attr: %v\n%s\n%s", err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
 	}
@@ -189,13 +188,12 @@ func (c *CheckAttributeReader) Run() error {
 		_ = c.stdOut.Close()
 	}()
 	stdErr := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	err := c.cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Env:     c.env,
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     c.Repo.Path,
-		Stdin:   c.stdinReader,
-		Stdout:  c.stdOut,
-		Stderr:  stdErr,
+	err := c.cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Env:    c.env,
+		Dir:    c.Repo.Path,
+		Stdin:  c.stdinReader,
+		Stdout: c.stdOut,
+		Stderr: stdErr,
 		PipelineFunc: func(_ context.Context, _ context.CancelFunc) error {
 			select {
 			case <-c.running:
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_blame.go b/modules/git/repo_blame.go
index a71122527f..6fe6d235ba 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_blame.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_blame.go
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import "fmt"
 
 // FileBlame return the Blame object of file
 func (repo *Repository) FileBlame(revision, path, file string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "blame", "--root", "--", file).RunInDirBytes(path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "blame", "--root", "--", file).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: path})
+	return stdout, err
 }
 
 // LineBlame returns the latest commit at the given line
 func (repo *Repository) LineBlame(revision, path, file string, line uint) (*Commit, error) {
-	res, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "blame", fmt.Sprintf("-L %d,%d", line, line), "-p", revision, "--", file).RunInDir(path)
+	res, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "blame", fmt.Sprintf("-L %d,%d", line, line), "-p", revision, "--", file).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_branch.go b/modules/git/repo_branch.go
index e0d47ad7ac..8e455480e7 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_branch.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_branch.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const PullRequestPrefix = "refs/for/"
 
 // IsReferenceExist returns true if given reference exists in the repository.
 func IsReferenceExist(ctx context.Context, repoPath, name string) bool {
-	_, err := NewCommand(ctx, "show-ref", "--verify", "--", name).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(ctx, "show-ref", "--verify", "--", name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	return err == nil
 }
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetHEADBranch() (*Branch, error) {
 	if repo == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil repo")
 	}
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -65,13 +65,14 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetHEADBranch() (*Branch, error) {
 
 // SetDefaultBranch sets default branch of repository.
 func (repo *Repository) SetDefaultBranch(name string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", BranchPrefix+name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", BranchPrefix+name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
 // GetDefaultBranch gets default branch of repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetDefaultBranch() (string, error) {
-	return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
+	return stdout, err
 }
 
 // GetBranch returns a branch by it's name
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) DeleteBranch(name string, opts DeleteBranchOptions) erro
 	}
 
 	cmd.AddArguments("--", name)
-	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) CreateBranch(branch, oldbranchOrCommit string) error {
 	cmd := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch")
 	cmd.AddArguments("--", branch, oldbranchOrCommit)
 
-	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 
 	return err
 }
@@ -156,13 +157,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) AddRemote(name, url string, fetch bool) error {
 	}
 	cmd.AddArguments(name, url)
 
-	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
 // RemoveRemote removes a remote from repository.
 func (repo *Repository) RemoveRemote(name string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "remote", "rm", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "remote", "rm", name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -173,6 +174,6 @@ func (branch *Branch) GetCommit() (*Commit, error) {
 
 // RenameBranch rename a branch
 func (repo *Repository) RenameBranch(from, to string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch", "-m", from, to).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch", "-m", from, to).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go
index f595b6d9a8..4393db10f9 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_branch_nogogit.go
@@ -112,11 +112,10 @@ func walkShowRef(ctx context.Context, repoPath, arg string, skip, limit int, wal
 		if arg != "" {
 			args = append(args, arg)
 		}
-		err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repoPath,
-			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
-			Stderr:  stderrBuilder,
+		err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repoPath,
+			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
+			Stderr: stderrBuilder,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			if stderrBuilder.Len() == 0 {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit.go
index 8e059ce0ea..e6fec4d1a3 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit.go
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitByPathWithID(id SHA1, relpath string) (*Commit,
 		relpath = `\` + relpath
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, id.String(), "--", relpath).RunInDir(repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, id.String(), "--", relpath).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
-	id, err = NewIDFromString(stdout)
+	id, err := NewIDFromString(stdout)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitByPathWithID(id SHA1, relpath string) (*Commit,
 
 // GetCommitByPath returns the last commit of relative path.
 func (repo *Repository) GetCommitByPath(relpath string) (*Commit, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, "--", relpath).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", "-1", prettyLogFormat, "--", relpath).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
 	commits, err := repo.parsePrettyFormatLogToList(stdout)
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCommitByPath(relpath string) (*Commit, error) {
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) commitsByRange(id SHA1, page, pageSize int) ([]*Commit, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", id.String(), "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*pageSize),
-		"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(pageSize), prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", id.String(), "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*pageSize),
+		"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(pageSize), prettyLogFormat).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) searchCommits(id SHA1, opts SearchCommitsOptions) ([]*Co
 
 	// search for commits matching given constraints and keywords in commit msg
 	cmd.AddArguments(args...)
-	stdout, err := cmd.RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) searchCommits(id SHA1, opts SearchCommitsOptions) ([]*Co
 				hashCmd.AddArguments(v)
 
 				// search with given constraints for commit matching sha hash of v
-				hashMatching, err := hashCmd.RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+				hashMatching, _, err := hashCmd.RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 				if err != nil || bytes.Contains(stdout, hashMatching) {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) searchCommits(id SHA1, opts SearchCommitsOptions) ([]*Co
 }
 
 func (repo *Repository) getFilesChanged(id1, id2 string) ([]string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", id1, id2).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", id1, id2).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getFilesChanged(id1, id2 string) ([]string, error) {
 // FileChangedBetweenCommits Returns true if the file changed between commit IDs id1 and id2
 // You must ensure that id1 and id2 are valid commit ids.
 func (repo *Repository) FileChangedBetweenCommits(filename, id1, id2 string) (bool, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", "-z", id1, id2, "--", filename).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", "-z", id1, id2, "--", filename).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -211,11 +211,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRange(revision, file string, page int) (
 		err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", revision, "--follow",
 			"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(setting.Git.CommitsRangeSize*page),
 			prettyLogFormat, "--", file).
-			RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     repo.Path,
-				Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
-				Stderr:  &stderr,
+			Run(&RunOpts{
+				Dir:    repo.Path,
+				Stdout: stdoutWriter,
+				Stderr: &stderr,
 			})
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, (&stderr).String()))
@@ -244,8 +243,8 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRange(revision, file string, page int) (
 
 // CommitsByFileAndRangeNoFollow return the commits according revision file and the page
 func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRangeNoFollow(revision, file string, page int) ([]*Commit, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", revision, "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*50),
-		"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(setting.Git.CommitsRangeSize), prettyLogFormat, "--", file).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", revision, "--skip="+strconv.Itoa((page-1)*50),
+		"--max-count="+strconv.Itoa(setting.Git.CommitsRangeSize), prettyLogFormat, "--", file).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -254,11 +253,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsByFileAndRangeNoFollow(revision, file string, pag
 
 // FilesCountBetween return the number of files changed between two commits
 func (repo *Repository) FilesCountBetween(startCommitID, endCommitID string) (int, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", startCommitID+"..."+endCommitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", startCommitID+"..."+endCommitID).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no merge base") {
 		// git >= 2.28 now returns an error if startCommitID and endCommitID have become unrelated.
 		// previously it would return the results of git diff --name-only startCommitID endCommitID so let's try that...
-		stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", startCommitID, endCommitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "--name-only", startCommitID, endCommitID).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -272,13 +271,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsBetween(last, before *Commit) ([]*Commit, error)
 	var stdout []byte
 	var err error
 	if before == nil {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", last.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	} else {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no merge base") {
 			// future versions of git >= 2.28 are likely to return an error if before and last have become unrelated.
 			// previously it would return the results of git rev-list before last so let's try that...
-			stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+			stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -292,13 +291,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitsBetweenLimit(last, before *Commit, limit, skip in
 	var stdout []byte
 	var err error
 	if before == nil {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), last.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	} else {
-		stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+		stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String()+".."+last.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "no merge base") {
 			// future versions of git >= 2.28 are likely to return an error if before and last have become unrelated.
 			// previously it would return the results of git rev-list --max-count n before last so let's try that...
-			stdout, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+			stdout, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count", strconv.Itoa(limit), "--skip", strconv.Itoa(skip), before.ID.String(), last.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
@@ -344,9 +343,9 @@ func (repo *Repository) commitsBefore(id SHA1, limit int) ([]*Commit, error) {
 		cmd.AddArguments(prettyLogFormat, id.String())
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := cmd.RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	stdout, _, runErr := cmd.RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
 	formattedLog, err := repo.parsePrettyFormatLogToList(bytes.TrimSpace(stdout))
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getCommitsBeforeLimit(id SHA1, num int) ([]*Commit, erro
 
 func (repo *Repository) getBranches(commit *Commit, limit int) ([]string, error) {
 	if CheckGitVersionAtLeast("2.7.0") == nil {
-		stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref", "--count="+strconv.Itoa(limit), "--format=%(refname:strip=2)", "--contains", commit.ID.String(), BranchPrefix).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref", "--count="+strconv.Itoa(limit), "--format=%(refname:strip=2)", "--contains", commit.ID.String(), BranchPrefix).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getBranches(commit *Commit, limit int) ([]string, error)
 		return branches, nil
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch", "--contains", commit.ID.String()).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch", "--contains", commit.ID.String()).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCommitsFromIDs(commitIDs []string) []*Commit {
 
 // IsCommitInBranch check if the commit is on the branch
 func (repo *Repository) IsCommitInBranch(commitID, branch string) (r bool, err error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch", "--contains", commitID, branch).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "branch", "--contains", commitID, branch).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
index 3693f7883f..f3504f25d8 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) ConvertToSHA1(commitID string) (SHA1, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	actualCommitID, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", commitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	actualCommitID, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", commitID).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown revision or path") ||
 			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Needed a single revision") {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
index b65565c98c..c9afe35b1a 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_nogogit.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // ResolveReference resolves a name to a reference
 func (repo *Repository) ResolveReference(name string) (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--hash", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--hash", name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not a valid ref") {
 			return "", ErrNotExist{name, ""}
@@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetRefCommitID(name string) (string, error) {
 
 // SetReference sets the commit ID string of given reference (e.g. branch or tag).
 func (repo *Repository) SetReference(name, commitID string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "update-ref", name, commitID).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "update-ref", name, commitID).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
 // RemoveReference removes the given reference (e.g. branch or tag).
 func (repo *Repository) RemoveReference(name string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "update-ref", "--no-deref", "-d", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "update-ref", "--no-deref", "-d", name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
 // IsCommitExist returns true if given commit exists in current repository.
 func (repo *Repository) IsCommitExist(name string) bool {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "cat-file", "-e", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "cat-file", "-e", name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err == nil
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commitgraph.go b/modules/git/repo_commitgraph.go
index 5549c92591..075b59ad06 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commitgraph.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commitgraph.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // this requires git v2.18 to be installed
 func WriteCommitGraph(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) error {
 	if CheckGitVersionAtLeast("2.18") == nil {
-		if _, err := NewCommand(ctx, "commit-graph", "write").RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := NewCommand(ctx, "commit-graph", "write").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to write commit-graph for '%s' : %w", repoPath, err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_compare.go b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
index aa8015af14..f6b4f77645 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_compare.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetMergeBase(tmpRemote, base, head string) (string, stri
 	if tmpRemote != "origin" {
 		tmpBaseName := RemotePrefix + tmpRemote + "/tmp_" + base
 		// Fetch commit into a temporary branch in order to be able to handle commits and tags
-		_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "fetch", tmpRemote, base+":"+tmpBaseName).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "fetch", tmpRemote, base+":"+tmpBaseName).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err == nil {
 			base = tmpBaseName
 		}
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "merge-base", "--", base, head).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "merge-base", "--", base, head).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return strings.TrimSpace(stdout), base, err
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCompareInfo(basePath, baseBranch, headBranch string,
 
 		// We have a common base - therefore we know that ... should work
 		if !fileOnly {
-			logs, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", baseCommitID+separator+headBranch, prettyLogFormat).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+			var logs []byte
+			logs, _, err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "log", baseCommitID+separator+headBranch, prettyLogFormat).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -147,22 +148,20 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDiffNumChangedFiles(base, head string, directComparis
 	}
 
 	if err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-z", "--name-only", base+separator+head).
-		RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  w,
-			Stderr:  stderr,
+		Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: w,
+			Stderr: stderr,
 		}); err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(stderr.String(), "no merge base") {
 			// git >= 2.28 now returns an error if base and head have become unrelated.
 			// previously it would return the results of git diff -z --name-only base head so let's try that...
 			w = &lineCountWriter{}
 			stderr.Reset()
-			if err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-z", "--name-only", base, head).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     repo.Path,
-				Stdout:  w,
-				Stderr:  stderr,
+			if err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-z", "--name-only", base, head).Run(&RunOpts{
+				Dir:    repo.Path,
+				Stdout: w,
+				Stderr: stderr,
 			}); err == nil {
 				return w.numLines, nil
 			}
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ func GetDiffShortStat(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, args ...string) (num
 		"--shortstat",
 	}, args...)
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(ctx, args...).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, 0, err
 	}
@@ -248,26 +247,23 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDiffOrPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer, patch, bi
 
 // GetDiff generates and returns patch data between given revisions, optimized for human readability
 func (repo *Repository) GetDiff(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
-	return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", base, head).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdout:  w,
+	return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", base, head).Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdout: w,
 	})
 }
 
 // GetDiffBinary generates and returns patch data between given revisions, including binary diffs.
 func (repo *Repository) GetDiffBinary(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 	if CheckGitVersionAtLeast("1.7.7") == nil {
-		return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", "--histogram", base, head).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  w,
+		return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", "--histogram", base, head).Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: w,
 		})
 	}
-	return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", "--patience", base, head).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdout:  w,
+	return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", "--patience", base, head).Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdout: w,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -275,18 +271,16 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDiffBinary(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 func (repo *Repository) GetPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "format-patch", "--binary", "--stdout", base+"..."+head).
-		RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  w,
-			Stderr:  stderr,
+		Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: w,
+			Stderr: stderr,
 		})
 	if err != nil && bytes.Contains(stderr.Bytes(), []byte("no merge base")) {
 		return NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "format-patch", "--binary", "--stdout", base, head).
-			RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     repo.Path,
-				Stdout:  w,
+			Run(&RunOpts{
+				Dir:    repo.Path,
+				Stdout: w,
 			})
 	}
 	return err
@@ -296,11 +290,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 func (repo *Repository) GetDiffFromMergeBase(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff", "-p", "--binary", base+"..."+head).
-		RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  w,
-			Stderr:  stderr,
+		Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: w,
+			Stderr: stderr,
 		})
 	if err != nil && bytes.Contains(stderr.Bytes(), []byte("no merge base")) {
 		return repo.GetDiffBinary(base, head, w)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_gpg.go b/modules/git/repo_gpg.go
index 14eb894be6..abbb349159 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_gpg.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_gpg.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDefaultPublicGPGKey(forceUpdate bool) (*GPGSettings,
 		Sign: true,
 	}
 
-	value, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "commit.gpgsign").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	value, _, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "commit.gpgsign").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	sign, valid := ParseBool(strings.TrimSpace(value))
 	if !sign || !valid {
 		gpgSettings.Sign = false
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetDefaultPublicGPGKey(forceUpdate bool) (*GPGSettings,
 		return gpgSettings, nil
 	}
 
-	signingKey, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.signingkey").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	signingKey, _, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.signingkey").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	gpgSettings.KeyID = strings.TrimSpace(signingKey)
 
-	defaultEmail, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.email").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	defaultEmail, _, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.email").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	gpgSettings.Email = strings.TrimSpace(defaultEmail)
 
-	defaultName, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.name").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	defaultName, _, _ := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "config", "--get", "user.name").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	gpgSettings.Name = strings.TrimSpace(defaultName)
 
 	if err := gpgSettings.LoadPublicKeyContent(); err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_index.go b/modules/git/repo_index.go
index 53de0f1cb8..ae68dcaa87 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_index.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_index.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // ReadTreeToIndex reads a treeish to the index
 func (repo *Repository) ReadTreeToIndex(treeish string, indexFilename ...string) error {
 	if len(treeish) != 40 {
-		res, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", treeish).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		res, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", treeish).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) readTreeToIndex(id SHA1, indexFilename ...string) error
 	if len(indexFilename) > 0 {
 		env = append(os.Environ(), "GIT_INDEX_FILE="+indexFilename[0])
 	}
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "read-tree", id.String()).RunInDirWithEnv(repo.Path, env)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "read-tree", id.String()).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path, Env: env})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) ReadTreeToTemporaryIndex(treeish string) (filename, tmpD
 
 // EmptyIndex empties the index
 func (repo *Repository) EmptyIndex() error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "read-tree", "--empty").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "read-tree", "--empty").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) LsFiles(filenames ...string) ([]string, error) {
 			cmd.AddArguments(arg)
 		}
 	}
-	res, err := cmd.RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	res, _, err := cmd.RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -106,29 +106,28 @@ func (repo *Repository) RemoveFilesFromIndex(filenames ...string) error {
 			buffer.WriteByte('\000')
 		}
 	}
-	return cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdin:   bytes.NewReader(buffer.Bytes()),
-		Stdout:  stdout,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	return cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdin:  bytes.NewReader(buffer.Bytes()),
+		Stdout: stdout,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	})
 }
 
 // AddObjectToIndex adds the provided object hash to the index at the provided filename
 func (repo *Repository) AddObjectToIndex(mode string, object SHA1, filename string) error {
 	cmd := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", mode, object.String(), filename)
-	_, err := cmd.RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
 // WriteTree writes the current index as a tree to the object db and returns its hash
 func (repo *Repository) WriteTree() (*Tree, error) {
-	res, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "write-tree").RunInDir(repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "write-tree").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
-	id, err := NewIDFromString(strings.TrimSpace(res))
+	id, err := NewIDFromString(strings.TrimSpace(stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_object.go b/modules/git/repo_object.go
index 378e657ce4..af448b0110 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_object.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_object.go
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) hashObject(reader io.Reader) (string, error) {
 	cmd := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "hash-object", "-w", "--stdin")
 	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	err := cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdin:   reader,
-		Stdout:  stdout,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	err := cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdin:  reader,
+		Stdout: stdout,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go b/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go
index 42295e43ac..40e8a247c7 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_ref_nogogit.go
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetRefsFiltered(pattern string) ([]*Reference, error) {
 
 	go func() {
 		stderrBuilder := &strings.Builder{}
-		err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref").RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
-			Stderr:  stderrBuilder,
+		err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref").Run(&RunOpts{
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
+			Stderr: stderrBuilder,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, stderrBuilder.String()))
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_stats.go b/modules/git/repo_stats.go
index 598ec37a2c..c0c91c6fc6 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_stats.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_stats.go
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCodeActivityStats(fromTime time.Time, branch string)
 
 	since := fromTime.Format(time.RFC3339)
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--count", "--no-merges", "--branches=*", "--date=iso", fmt.Sprintf("--since='%s'", since)).RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", "--count", "--no-merges", "--branches=*", "--date=iso", fmt.Sprintf("--since='%s'", since)).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
-	c, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(stdout)), 10, 64)
+	c, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(stdout), 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -67,12 +67,11 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetCodeActivityStats(fromTime time.Time, branch string)
 	}
 
 	stderr := new(strings.Builder)
-	err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, args...).RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Env:     []string{},
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	err = NewCommand(repo.Ctx, args...).Run(&RunOpts{
+		Env:    []string{},
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdout: stdoutWriter,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 		PipelineFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.Close()
 			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdoutReader)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tag.go b/modules/git/repo_tag.go
index 8886ad0a6b..8444e8d035 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tag.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tag.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ func IsTagExist(ctx context.Context, repoPath, name string) bool {
 
 // CreateTag create one tag in the repository
 func (repo *Repository) CreateTag(name, revision string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "tag", "--", name, revision).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "tag", "--", name, revision).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
 // CreateAnnotatedTag create one annotated tag in the repository
 func (repo *Repository) CreateAnnotatedTag(name, message, revision string) error {
-	_, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "tag", "-a", "-m", message, "--", name, revision).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	_, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "tag", "-a", "-m", message, "--", name, revision).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagNameBySHA(sha string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("SHA is too short: %s", sha)
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--tags", "-d").RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--tags", "-d").RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagNameBySHA(sha string) (string, error) {
 
 // GetTagID returns the object ID for a tag (annotated tags have both an object SHA AND a commit SHA)
 func (repo *Repository) GetTagID(name string) (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--tags", "--", name).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+	stdout, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "show-ref", "--tags", "--", name).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetTagInfos(page, pageSize int) ([]*Tag, int, error) {
 	defer stdoutReader.Close()
 	defer stdoutWriter.Close()
 	stderr := strings.Builder{}
-	rc := &RunContext{Dir: repo.Path, Stdout: stdoutWriter, Stderr: &stderr, Timeout: -1}
+	rc := &RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path, Stdout: stdoutWriter, Stderr: &stderr}
 
 	go func() {
-		err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref", "--format", forEachRefFmt.Flag(), "--sort", "-*creatordate", "refs/tags").RunWithContext(rc)
+		err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "for-each-ref", "--format", forEachRefFmt.Flag(), "--sort", "-*creatordate", "refs/tags").Run(rc)
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.CloseWithError(ConcatenateError(err, stderr.String()))
 		} else {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree.go b/modules/git/repo_tree.go
index 3219b569a5..3e7a9c2cfb 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree.go
@@ -60,13 +60,12 @@ func (repo *Repository) CommitTree(author, committer *Signature, tree *Tree, opt
 
 	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	err = cmd.RunWithContext(&RunContext{
-		Env:     env,
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     repo.Path,
-		Stdin:   messageBytes,
-		Stdout:  stdout,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	err = cmd.Run(&RunOpts{
+		Env:    env,
+		Dir:    repo.Path,
+		Stdin:  messageBytes,
+		Stdout: stdout,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
index 0089d2c9a4..cc156ea916 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tree_gogit.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) getTree(id SHA1) (*Tree, error) {
 // GetTree find the tree object in the repository.
 func (repo *Repository) GetTree(idStr string) (*Tree, error) {
 	if len(idStr) != 40 {
-		res, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", idStr).RunInDir(repo.Path)
+		res, _, err := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-parse", "--verify", idStr).RunStdString(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/modules/git/tree.go b/modules/git/tree.go
index f34e0554d7..a83336f3db 100644
--- a/modules/git/tree.go
+++ b/modules/git/tree.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) LsTree(ref string, filenames ...string) ([]string, error
 			cmd.AddArguments(arg)
 		}
 	}
-	res, err := cmd.RunInDirBytes(repo.Path)
+	res, _, err := cmd.RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: repo.Path})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go b/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go
index d02fe8a006..f852c5a51e 100644
--- a/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/tree_nogogit.go
@@ -81,16 +81,17 @@ func (t *Tree) ListEntries() (Entries, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(t.repo.Ctx, "ls-tree", "-l", t.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(t.repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Not a valid object name") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: not a tree object") {
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(t.repo.Ctx, "ls-tree", "-l", t.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: t.repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(runErr.Error(), "fatal: Not a valid object name") || strings.Contains(runErr.Error(), "fatal: not a tree object") {
 			return nil, ErrNotExist{
 				ID: t.ID.String(),
 			}
 		}
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
+	var err error
 	t.entries, err = parseTreeEntries(stdout, t)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.entriesParsed = true
@@ -104,11 +105,13 @@ func (t *Tree) ListEntriesRecursive() (Entries, error) {
 	if t.entriesRecursiveParsed {
 		return t.entriesRecursive, nil
 	}
-	stdout, err := NewCommand(t.repo.Ctx, "ls-tree", "-t", "-l", "-r", t.ID.String()).RunInDirBytes(t.repo.Path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+
+	stdout, _, runErr := NewCommand(t.repo.Ctx, "ls-tree", "-t", "-l", "-r", t.ID.String()).RunStdBytes(&RunOpts{Dir: t.repo.Path})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
 
+	var err error
 	t.entriesRecursive, err = parseTreeEntries(stdout, t)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.entriesRecursiveParsed = true
diff --git a/modules/gitgraph/graph.go b/modules/gitgraph/graph.go
index e15441b883..271382525a 100644
--- a/modules/gitgraph/graph.go
+++ b/modules/gitgraph/graph.go
@@ -64,11 +64,10 @@ func GetCommitGraph(r *git.Repository, page, maxAllowedColors int, hidePRRefs bo
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdoutReader)
 
-	if err := graphCmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     r.Path,
-		Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
+	if err := graphCmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    r.Path,
+		Stdout: stdoutWriter,
+		Stderr: stderr,
 		PipelineFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 			_ = stdoutWriter.Close()
 			defer stdoutReader.Close()
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go b/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go
index 309b33bedf..1abb3c0219 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/bleve.go
@@ -191,9 +191,10 @@ func (b *BleveIndexer) addUpdate(ctx context.Context, batchWriter git.WriteClose
 
 	size := update.Size
 
+	var err error
 	if !update.Sized {
-		stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "-s", update.BlobSha).
-			RunInDir(repo.RepoPath())
+		var stdout string
+		stdout, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "-s", update.BlobSha).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ func (b *BleveIndexer) addUpdate(ctx context.Context, batchWriter git.WriteClose
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, _, size, err := git.ReadBatchLine(batchReader)
+	_, _, size, err = git.ReadBatchLine(batchReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go b/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go
index dd6ba19995..7263f27657 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/elastic_search.go
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ func (b *ElasticSearchIndexer) addUpdate(ctx context.Context, batchWriter git.Wr
 	}
 
 	size := update.Size
-
+	var err error
 	if !update.Sized {
-		stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "-s", update.BlobSha).
-			RunInDir(repo.RepoPath())
+		var stdout string
+		stdout, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "cat-file", "-s", update.BlobSha).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (b *ElasticSearchIndexer) addUpdate(ctx context.Context, batchWriter git.Wr
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	_, _, size, err := git.ReadBatchLine(batchReader)
+	_, _, size, err = git.ReadBatchLine(batchReader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/indexer/code/git.go b/modules/indexer/code/git.go
index 62444f6251..60018af20c 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/code/git.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/code/git.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type repoChanges struct {
 }
 
 func getDefaultBranchSha(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "show-ref", "-s", git.BranchPrefix+repo.DefaultBranch).RunInDir(repo.RepoPath())
+	stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "show-ref", "-s", git.BranchPrefix+repo.DefaultBranch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -92,30 +92,32 @@ func parseGitLsTreeOutput(stdout []byte) ([]fileUpdate, error) {
 // genesisChanges get changes to add repo to the indexer for the first time
 func genesisChanges(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, revision string) (*repoChanges, error) {
 	var changes repoChanges
-	stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "ls-tree", "--full-tree", "-l", "-r", revision).
-		RunInDirBytes(repo.RepoPath())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	stdout, _, runErr := git.NewCommand(ctx, "ls-tree", "--full-tree", "-l", "-r", revision).RunStdBytes(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
+	if runErr != nil {
+		return nil, runErr
 	}
+
+	var err error
 	changes.Updates, err = parseGitLsTreeOutput(stdout)
 	return &changes, err
 }
 
 // nonGenesisChanges get changes since the previous indexer update
 func nonGenesisChanges(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, revision string) (*repoChanges, error) {
-	diffCmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "diff", "--name-status",
-		repo.CodeIndexerStatus.CommitSha, revision)
-	stdout, err := diffCmd.RunInDir(repo.RepoPath())
-	if err != nil {
+	diffCmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "diff", "--name-status", repo.CodeIndexerStatus.CommitSha, revision)
+	stdout, _, runErr := diffCmd.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
+	if runErr != nil {
 		// previous commit sha may have been removed by a force push, so
 		// try rebuilding from scratch
-		log.Warn("git diff: %v", err)
-		if err = indexer.Delete(repo.ID); err != nil {
+		log.Warn("git diff: %v", runErr)
+		if err := indexer.Delete(repo.ID); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return genesisChanges(ctx, repo, revision)
 	}
+
 	var changes repoChanges
+	var err error
 	updatedFilenames := make([]string, 0, 10)
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(stdout, "\n") {
 		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@ func nonGenesisChanges(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, revisio
 
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "ls-tree", "--full-tree", "-l", revision, "--")
 	cmd.AddArguments(updatedFilenames...)
-	lsTreeStdout, err := cmd.RunInDirBytes(repo.RepoPath())
+	lsTreeStdout, _, err := cmd.RunStdBytes(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/modules/repository/create.go b/modules/repository/create.go
index d63f501ec4..33039d77c2 100644
--- a/modules/repository/create.go
+++ b/modules/repository/create.go
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ func CreateRepository(doer, u *user_model.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (
 			return fmt.Errorf("checkDaemonExportOK: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
+		if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("CreateRepository(git update-server-info): %s", repoPath)).
-			RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
+			RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateRepository(git update-server-info) in %v: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, stdout, err)
 			rollbackRepo = repo
 			rollbackRepo.OwnerID = u.ID
diff --git a/modules/repository/generate.go b/modules/repository/generate.go
index 8f0b3c16fe..1436d764f0 100644
--- a/modules/repository/generate.go
+++ b/modules/repository/generate.go
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ func generateRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo, templateRepo, generateRepo *r
 	}
 
 	repoPath := repo.RepoPath()
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "add", "origin", repoPath).
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "add", "origin", repoPath).
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("generateRepoCommit (git remote add): %s to %s", templateRepoPath, tmpDir)).
-		RunInDirWithEnv(tmpDir, env); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpDir, Env: env}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to add %v as remote origin to temporary repo to %s: stdout %s\nError: %v", repo, tmpDir, stdout, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("git remote add: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ func GenerateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, templ
 		return generateRepo, fmt.Errorf("checkDaemonExportOK: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("GenerateRepository(git update-server-info): %s", repoPath)).
-		RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("GenerateRepository(git update-server-info) in %v: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", generateRepo, stdout, err)
 		return generateRepo, fmt.Errorf("error in GenerateRepository(git update-server-info): %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/repository/init.go b/modules/repository/init.go
index 3263beadcb..d5a67df5d1 100644
--- a/modules/repository/init.go
+++ b/modules/repository/init.go
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ func prepareRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, tmpDir,
 	)
 
 	// Clone to temporary path and do the init commit.
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "clone", repoPath, tmpDir).
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "clone", repoPath, tmpDir).
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("prepareRepoCommit (git clone): %s to %s", repoPath, tmpDir)).
-		RunInDirWithEnv("", env); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: "", Env: env}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to clone from %v into %s: stdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, tmpDir, stdout, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("git clone: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ func initRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, tmpPath string, repo *repo_model.Reposi
 	committerName := sig.Name
 	committerEmail := sig.Email
 
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "add", "--all").
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "add", "--all").
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("initRepoCommit (git add): %s", tmpPath)).
-		RunInDir(tmpPath); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpPath}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git add --all failed: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", stdout, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("git add --all: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ func initRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, tmpPath string, repo *repo_model.Reposi
 		"GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="+committerEmail,
 	)
 
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, args...).
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, args...).
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("initRepoCommit (git commit): %s", tmpPath)).
-		RunInDirWithEnv(tmpPath, env); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpPath, Env: env}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to commit: %v: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", args, stdout, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("git commit: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ func initRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, tmpPath string, repo *repo_model.Reposi
 		defaultBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
 	}
 
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "push", "origin", "HEAD:"+defaultBranch).
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "push", "origin", "HEAD:"+defaultBranch).
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("initRepoCommit (git push): %s", tmpPath)).
-		RunInDirWithEnv(tmpPath, models.InternalPushingEnvironment(u, repo)); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpPath, Env: models.InternalPushingEnvironment(u, repo)}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to push back to HEAD: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", stdout, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("git push: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/repository/push.go b/modules/repository/push.go
index aa94a3e242..e1dbd5d2fc 100644
--- a/modules/repository/push.go
+++ b/modules/repository/push.go
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ func IsForcePush(ctx context.Context, opts *PushUpdateOptions) (bool, error) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	output, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1", opts.OldCommitID, "^"+opts.NewCommitID).
-		RunInDir(repo_model.RepoPath(opts.RepoUserName, opts.RepoName))
+	output, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1", opts.OldCommitID, "^"+opts.NewCommitID).
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo_model.RepoPath(opts.RepoUserName, opts.RepoName)})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	} else if len(output) > 0 {
diff --git a/modules/repository/repo.go b/modules/repository/repo.go
index f1524e9efd..0dffa322d0 100644
--- a/modules/repository/repo.go
+++ b/modules/repository/repo.go
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ func MigrateRepositoryGitData(ctx context.Context, u *user_model.User,
 		return repo, fmt.Errorf("checkDaemonExportOK: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
+	if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("MigrateRepositoryGitData(git update-server-info): %s", repoPath)).
-		RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("MigrateRepositoryGitData(git update-server-info) in %v: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, stdout, err)
 		return repo, fmt.Errorf("error in MigrateRepositoryGitData(git update-server-info): %v", err)
 	}
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func CleanUpMigrateInfo(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) (*repo
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", "origin").RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", "origin").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "exit status 128 - fatal: No such remote ") {
 		return repo, fmt.Errorf("CleanUpMigrateInfo: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go b/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
index f3f876edca..763fe1cf1c 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func preReceiveBranch(ctx *preReceiveContext, oldCommitID, newCommitID, refFullN
 
 	// 2. Disallow force pushes to protected branches
 	if git.EmptySHA != oldCommitID {
-		output, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1", oldCommitID, "^"+newCommitID).RunInDirWithEnv(repo.RepoPath(), ctx.env)
+		output, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1", oldCommitID, "^"+newCommitID).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath(), Env: ctx.env})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Unable to detect force push between: %s and %s in %-v Error: %v", oldCommitID, newCommitID, repo, err)
 			ctx.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, private.Response{
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_verification.go b/routers/private/hook_verification.go
index 683ed8d071..dfa6195b19 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_verification.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_verification.go
@@ -45,11 +45,10 @@ func verifyCommits(oldCommitID, newCommitID string, repo *git.Repository, env []
 
 	// This is safe as force pushes are already forbidden
 	err = git.NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "rev-list", oldCommitID+"..."+newCommitID).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Env:     env,
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Env:    env,
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
 			PipelineFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 				_ = stdoutWriter.Close()
 				err := readAndVerifyCommitsFromShaReader(stdoutReader, repo, env)
@@ -93,11 +92,10 @@ func readAndVerifyCommit(sha string, repo *git.Repository, env []string) error {
 	hash := git.MustIDFromString(sha)
 
 	return git.NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "cat-file", "commit", sha).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Env:     env,
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     repo.Path,
-			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Env:    env,
+			Dir:    repo.Path,
+			Stdout: stdoutWriter,
 			PipelineFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 				_ = stdoutWriter.Close()
 				commit, err := git.CommitFromReader(repo, hash, stdoutReader)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/http.go b/routers/web/repo/http.go
index 82ac95c1bc..1306a54369 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/http.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/http.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func dummyInfoRefs(ctx *context.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		refs, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "receive-pack", "--stateless-rpc", "--advertise-refs", ".").RunInDirBytes(tmpDir)
+		refs, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "receive-pack", "--stateless-rpc", "--advertise-refs", ".").RunStdBytes(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpDir})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%v - %s", err, string(refs)))
 		}
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (h *serviceHandler) sendFile(contentType, file string) {
 var safeGitProtocolHeader = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-zA-Z]+=[0-9a-zA-Z]+(:[0-9a-zA-Z]+=[0-9a-zA-Z]+)*$`)
 
 func getGitConfig(ctx gocontext.Context, option, dir string) string {
-	out, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", option).RunInDir(dir)
+	out, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", option).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dir})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("%v - %s", err, out)
 	}
@@ -472,13 +472,12 @@ func serviceRPC(ctx gocontext.Context, h serviceHandler, service string) {
 	var stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(h.r.Context(), service, "--stateless-rpc", h.dir)
 	cmd.SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s [repo_path: %s]", git.GitExecutable, service, "--stateless-rpc", h.dir))
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     h.dir,
-		Env:     append(os.Environ(), h.environ...),
-		Stdout:  h.w,
-		Stdin:   reqBody,
-		Stderr:  &stderr,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    h.dir,
+		Env:    append(os.Environ(), h.environ...),
+		Stdout: h.w,
+		Stdin:  reqBody,
+		Stderr: &stderr,
 	}); err != nil {
 		if err.Error() != "signal: killed" {
 			log.Error("Fail to serve RPC(%s) in %s: %v - %s", service, h.dir, err, stderr.String())
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ func getServiceType(r *http.Request) string {
 }
 
 func updateServerInfo(ctx gocontext.Context, dir string) []byte {
-	out, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").RunInDirBytes(dir)
+	out, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").RunStdBytes(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dir})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%v - %s", err, string(out)))
 	}
@@ -542,7 +541,7 @@ func GetInfoRefs(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 		h.environ = append(os.Environ(), h.environ...)
 
-		refs, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, service, "--stateless-rpc", "--advertise-refs", ".").RunWithContextBytes(&git.RunContext{Env: h.environ, Dir: h.dir})
+		refs, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, service, "--stateless-rpc", "--advertise-refs", ".").RunStdBytes(&git.RunOpts{Env: h.environ, Dir: h.dir})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%v - %s", err, string(refs)))
 		}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/pull.go b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
index 32d9a65cbd..b324ae4d2e 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func PrepareMergedViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *models.Issue) *git.C
 		}
 		if commitSHA != "" {
 			// Get immediate parent of the first commit in the patch, grab history back
-			parentCommit, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "-1", "--skip=1", commitSHA).RunInDir(ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Path)
+			parentCommit, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "-1", "--skip=1", commitSHA).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: ctx.Repo.GitRepo.Path})
 			if err == nil {
 				parentCommit = strings.TrimSpace(parentCommit)
 			}
diff --git a/services/agit/agit.go b/services/agit/agit.go
index b2859c8a5b..5f8d16172d 100644
--- a/services/agit/agit.go
+++ b/services/agit/agit.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func ProcRecive(ctx *context.PrivateContext, opts *private.HookOptions) []privat
 		}
 
 		if !forcePush {
-			output, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1", oldCommitID, "^"+opts.NewCommitIDs[i]).RunInDirWithEnv(repo.RepoPath(), os.Environ())
+			output, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1", oldCommitID, "^"+opts.NewCommitIDs[i]).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath(), Env: os.Environ()})
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("Unable to detect force push between: %s and %s in %-v Error: %v", oldCommitID, opts.NewCommitIDs[i], repo, err)
 				ctx.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, private.Response{
diff --git a/services/asymkey/sign.go b/services/asymkey/sign.go
index 59f96352de..c3f093a808 100644
--- a/services/asymkey/sign.go
+++ b/services/asymkey/sign.go
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ func SigningKey(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (string, *git.Signature) {
 
 	if setting.Repository.Signing.SigningKey == "default" || setting.Repository.Signing.SigningKey == "" {
 		// Can ignore the error here as it means that commit.gpgsign is not set
-		value, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "commit.gpgsign").RunInDir(repoPath)
+		value, _, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "commit.gpgsign").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 		sign, valid := git.ParseBool(strings.TrimSpace(value))
 		if !sign || !valid {
 			return "", nil
 		}
 
-		signingKey, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "user.signingkey").RunInDir(repoPath)
-		signingName, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "user.name").RunInDir(repoPath)
-		signingEmail, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "user.email").RunInDir(repoPath)
+		signingKey, _, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "user.signingkey").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
+		signingName, _, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "user.name").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
+		signingEmail, _, _ := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--get", "user.email").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 		return strings.TrimSpace(signingKey), &git.Signature{
 			Name:  strings.TrimSpace(signingName),
 			Email: strings.TrimSpace(signingEmail),
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index 58c25ff98f..1df16e5016 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ func GetDiff(gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOptions, files ...string) (*Diff
 	go func(ctx context.Context, diffArgs []string, repoPath string, writer *io.PipeWriter) {
 		cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, diffArgs...)
 		cmd.SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("GetDiffRange [repo_path: %s]", repoPath))
-		if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+		if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
 			Timeout: time.Duration(setting.Git.Timeout.Default) * time.Second,
 			Dir:     repoPath,
 			Stderr:  os.Stderr,
diff --git a/services/migrations/dump.go b/services/migrations/dump.go
index 9b0adc4a68..6410aa1ee0 100644
--- a/services/migrations/dump.go
+++ b/services/migrations/dump.go
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func (g *RepositoryDumper) CreatePullRequests(prs ...*base.PullRequest) error {
 				}
 
 				if ok {
-					_, err = git.NewCommand(g.ctx, "fetch", remote, pr.Head.Ref).RunInDir(g.gitPath())
+					_, _, err = git.NewCommand(g.ctx, "fetch", remote, pr.Head.Ref).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: g.gitPath()})
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Error("Fetch branch from %s failed: %v", pr.Head.CloneURL, err)
 					} else {
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
index 7332498151..9d2a7eb41b 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader.go
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) updateGitForPullRequest(pr *base.PullRequest) (head
 			}
 
 			if ok {
-				_, err = git.NewCommand(g.ctx, "fetch", remote, pr.Head.Ref).RunInDir(g.repo.RepoPath())
+				_, _, err = git.NewCommand(g.ctx, "fetch", remote, pr.Head.Ref).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: g.repo.RepoPath()})
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Error("Fetch branch from %s failed: %v", pr.Head.CloneURL, err)
 				} else {
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func (g *GiteaLocalUploader) updateGitForPullRequest(pr *base.PullRequest) (head
 	} else {
 		head = pr.Head.Ref
 		// Ensure the closed PR SHA still points to an existing ref
-		_, err = git.NewCommand(g.ctx, "rev-list", "--quiet", "-1", pr.Head.SHA).RunInDir(g.repo.RepoPath())
+		_, _, err = git.NewCommand(g.ctx, "rev-list", "--quiet", "-1", pr.Head.SHA).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: g.repo.RepoPath()})
 		if err != nil {
 			if pr.Head.SHA != "" {
 				// Git update-ref remove bad references with a relative path
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
index 1d4ec13d1c..ad5caa4279 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestGiteaUploadUpdateGitForPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	fromRepo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1}).(*repo_model.Repository)
 	baseRef := "master"
 	assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, fromRepo.RepoPath(), false))
-	_, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+baseRef).RunInDir(fromRepo.RepoPath())
+	err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+baseRef).Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: fromRepo.RepoPath()})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(fromRepo.RepoPath(), "README.md"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("# Testing Repository\n\nOriginally created in: %s", fromRepo.RepoPath())), 0o644))
 	assert.NoError(t, git.AddChanges(fromRepo.RepoPath(), true))
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestGiteaUploadUpdateGitForPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	// fromRepo branch1
 	//
 	headRef := "branch1"
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "checkout", "-b", headRef).RunInDir(fromRepo.RepoPath())
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "checkout", "-b", headRef).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: fromRepo.RepoPath()})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(fromRepo.RepoPath(), "README.md"), []byte("SOMETHING"), 0o644))
 	assert.NoError(t, git.AddChanges(fromRepo.RepoPath(), true))
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func TestGiteaUploadUpdateGitForPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, git.CloneWithArgs(git.DefaultContext, fromRepo.RepoPath(), forkRepo.RepoPath(), []string{}, git.CloneRepoOptions{
 		Branch: headRef,
 	}))
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "checkout", "-b", forkHeadRef).RunInDir(forkRepo.RepoPath())
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "checkout", "-b", forkHeadRef).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: forkRepo.RepoPath()})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(forkRepo.RepoPath(), "README.md"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("# branch2 %s", forkRepo.RepoPath())), 0o644))
 	assert.NoError(t, git.AddChanges(forkRepo.RepoPath(), true))
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
index aa9fb4cccb..ecd031b387 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func UpdateAddress(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror, addr string) error
 	remoteName := m.GetRemoteName()
 	repoPath := m.Repo.RepoPath()
 	// Remove old remote
-	_, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", remoteName).RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", remoteName).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "exit status 128 - fatal: No such remote ") {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func UpdateAddress(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror, addr string) error
 	} else {
 		cmd.SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("remote add %s --mirror=fetch %s [repo_path: %s]", remoteName, addr, repoPath))
 	}
-	_, err = cmd.RunInDir(repoPath)
+	_, _, err = cmd.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath})
 	if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "exit status 128 - fatal: No such remote ") {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func UpdateAddress(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror, addr string) error
 		wikiPath := m.Repo.WikiPath()
 		wikiRemotePath := repo_module.WikiRemoteURL(ctx, addr)
 		// Remove old remote of wiki
-		_, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", remoteName).RunInDir(wikiPath)
+		_, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", remoteName).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: wikiPath})
 		if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "exit status 128 - fatal: No such remote ") {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func UpdateAddress(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror, addr string) error
 		} else {
 			cmd.SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("remote add %s --mirror=fetch %s [repo_path: %s]", remoteName, wikiRemotePath, wikiPath))
 		}
-		_, err = cmd.RunInDir(wikiPath)
+		_, _, err = cmd.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: wikiPath})
 		if err != nil && !strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "exit status 128 - fatal: No such remote ") {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func pruneBrokenReferences(ctx context.Context,
 	stdoutBuilder.Reset()
 	pruneErr := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "prune", m.GetRemoteName()).
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Mirror.runSync %ssPrune references: %s ", wiki, m.Repo.FullName())).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
 			Timeout: timeout,
 			Dir:     repoPath,
 			Stdout:  stdoutBuilder,
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func runSync(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror) ([]*mirrorSyncResult, bo
 	stderrBuilder := strings.Builder{}
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, gitArgs...).
 		SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Mirror.runSync: %s", m.Repo.FullName())).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
 			Timeout: timeout,
 			Dir:     repoPath,
 			Stdout:  &stdoutBuilder,
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func runSync(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror) ([]*mirrorSyncResult, bo
 				stdoutBuilder.Reset()
 				if err = git.NewCommand(ctx, gitArgs...).
 					SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Mirror.runSync: %s", m.Repo.FullName())).
-					RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+					Run(&git.RunOpts{
 						Timeout: timeout,
 						Dir:     repoPath,
 						Stdout:  &stdoutBuilder,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func runSync(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror) ([]*mirrorSyncResult, bo
 		stdoutBuilder.Reset()
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "update", "--prune", m.GetRemoteName()).
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Mirror.runSync Wiki: %s ", m.Repo.FullName())).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
 				Timeout: timeout,
 				Dir:     wikiPath,
 				Stdout:  &stdoutBuilder,
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func runSync(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror) ([]*mirrorSyncResult, bo
 
 					if err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "update", "--prune", m.GetRemoteName()).
 						SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Mirror.runSync Wiki: %s ", m.Repo.FullName())).
-						RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+						Run(&git.RunOpts{
 							Timeout: timeout,
 							Dir:     wikiPath,
 							Stdout:  &stdoutBuilder,
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_push.go b/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
index e5c4b39895..5c0c14c627 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_push.go
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ func AddPushMirrorRemote(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.PushMirror, addr str
 		} else {
 			cmd.SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("remote add %s --mirror=push %s [repo_path: %s]", m.RemoteName, addr, path))
 		}
-		if _, err := cmd.RunInDir(path); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--add", "remote."+m.RemoteName+".push", "+refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*").RunInDir(path); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--add", "remote."+m.RemoteName+".push", "+refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--add", "remote."+m.RemoteName+".push", "+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*").RunInDir(path); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "config", "--add", "remote."+m.RemoteName+".push", "+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: path}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ func AddPushMirrorRemote(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.PushMirror, addr str
 func RemovePushMirrorRemote(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.PushMirror) error {
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "rm", m.RemoteName)
 
-	if _, err := cmd.RunInDir(m.Repo.RepoPath()); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: m.Repo.RepoPath()}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	if m.Repo.HasWiki() {
-		if _, err := cmd.RunInDir(m.Repo.WikiPath()); err != nil {
+		if _, _, err := cmd.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: m.Repo.WikiPath()}); err != nil {
 			// The wiki remote may not exist
 			log.Warn("Wiki Remote[%d] could not be removed: %v", m.ID, err)
 		}
diff --git a/services/pull/check.go b/services/pull/check.go
index a4bbd3bb89..253417072c 100644
--- a/services/pull/check.go
+++ b/services/pull/check.go
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ func getMergeCommit(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (*git.Commit, e
 	headFile := pr.GetGitRefName()
 
 	// Check if a pull request is merged into BaseBranch
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", headFile, pr.BaseBranch).
-		RunInDirWithEnv(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(), []string{"GIT_INDEX_FILE=" + indexTmpPath, "GIT_DIR=" + pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()})
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-base", "--is-ancestor", headFile, pr.BaseBranch).
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath(), Env: []string{"GIT_INDEX_FILE=" + indexTmpPath, "GIT_DIR=" + pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()}})
 	if err != nil {
 		// Errors are signaled by a non-zero status that is not 1
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "exit status 1") {
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ func getMergeCommit(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (*git.Commit, e
 	cmd := commitID[:40] + ".." + pr.BaseBranch
 
 	// Get the commit from BaseBranch where the pull request got merged
-	mergeCommit, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--ancestry-path", "--merges", "--reverse", cmd).
-		RunInDirWithEnv("", []string{"GIT_INDEX_FILE=" + indexTmpPath, "GIT_DIR=" + pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()})
+	mergeCommit, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--ancestry-path", "--merges", "--reverse", cmd).
+		RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: "", Env: []string{"GIT_INDEX_FILE=" + indexTmpPath, "GIT_DIR=" + pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()}})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("git rev-list --ancestry-path --merges --reverse: %v", err)
 	} else if len(mergeCommit) < 40 {
diff --git a/services/pull/merge.go b/services/pull/merge.go
index fb18be27c7..6ecb3cf08e 100644
--- a/services/pull/merge.go
+++ b/services/pull/merge.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	stagingBranch := "staging"
 
 	if expectedHeadCommitID != "" {
-		trackingCommitID, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "show-ref", "--hash", git.BranchPrefix+trackingBranch).RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		trackingCommitID, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "show-ref", "--hash", git.BranchPrefix+trackingBranch).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("show-ref[%s] --hash refs/heads/trackingn: %v", tmpBasePath, git.BranchPrefix+trackingBranch, err)
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("getDiffTree: %v", err)
@@ -188,11 +188,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 
 	// Switch off LFS process (set required, clean and smudge here also)
 	if err := gitConfigCommand().AddArguments("filter.lfs.process", "").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git config [filter.lfs.process -> <> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("git config [filter.lfs.process -> <> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -201,11 +200,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
 	if err := gitConfigCommand().AddArguments("filter.lfs.required", "false").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git config [filter.lfs.required -> <false> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("git config [filter.lfs.required -> <false> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -214,11 +212,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
 	if err := gitConfigCommand().AddArguments("filter.lfs.clean", "").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git config [filter.lfs.clean -> <> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("git config [filter.lfs.clean -> <> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -227,11 +224,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
 	if err := gitConfigCommand().AddArguments("filter.lfs.smudge", "").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git config [filter.lfs.smudge -> <> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("git config [filter.lfs.smudge -> <> ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -240,11 +236,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
 	if err := gitConfigCommand().AddArguments("core.sparseCheckout", "true").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git config [core.sparseCheckout -> true ]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("git config [core.sparsecheckout -> true]: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -254,11 +249,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 
 	// Read base branch index
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "read-tree", "HEAD").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("git read-tree HEAD: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to read base branch in to the index: %v\n%s\n%s", err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -315,11 +309,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	case repo_model.MergeStyleRebaseMerge:
 		// Checkout head branch
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "checkout", "-b", stagingBranch, trackingBranch).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-				Stdout:  &outbuf,
-				Stderr:  &errbuf,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+				Stdout: &outbuf,
+				Stderr: &errbuf,
 			}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("git checkout base prior to merge post staging rebase [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("git checkout base prior to merge post staging rebase  [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -329,11 +322,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 
 		// Rebase before merging
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rebase", baseBranch).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-				Stdout:  &outbuf,
-				Stderr:  &errbuf,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+				Stdout: &outbuf,
+				Stderr: &errbuf,
 			}); err != nil {
 			// Rebase will leave a REBASE_HEAD file in .git if there is a conflict
 			if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(tmpBasePath, ".git", "REBASE_HEAD")); statErr == nil {
@@ -383,11 +375,10 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 
 		// Checkout base branch again
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "checkout", baseBranch).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-				Stdout:  &outbuf,
-				Stderr:  &errbuf,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+				Stdout: &outbuf,
+				Stderr: &errbuf,
 			}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("git checkout base prior to merge post staging rebase [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("git checkout base prior to merge post staging rebase  [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -429,12 +420,11 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 		sig := pr.Issue.Poster.NewGitSig()
 		if signArg == "" {
 			if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "commit", fmt.Sprintf("--author='%s <%s>'", sig.Name, sig.Email), "-m", message).
-				RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-					Env:     env,
-					Timeout: -1,
-					Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-					Stdout:  &outbuf,
-					Stderr:  &errbuf,
+				Run(&git.RunOpts{
+					Env:    env,
+					Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+					Stdout: &outbuf,
+					Stderr: &errbuf,
 				}); err != nil {
 				log.Error("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -445,12 +435,11 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 				message += fmt.Sprintf("\nCo-authored-by: %s\nCo-committed-by: %s\n", sig.String(), sig.String())
 			}
 			if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "commit", signArg, fmt.Sprintf("--author='%s <%s>'", sig.Name, sig.Email), "-m", message).
-				RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-					Env:     env,
-					Timeout: -1,
-					Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-					Stdout:  &outbuf,
-					Stderr:  &errbuf,
+				Run(&git.RunOpts{
+					Env:    env,
+					Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+					Stdout: &outbuf,
+					Stderr: &errbuf,
 				}); err != nil {
 				log.Error("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -515,12 +504,11 @@ func rawMerge(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, doer *user_model.User
 	}
 
 	// Push back to upstream.
-	if err := pushCmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Env:     env,
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdout:  &outbuf,
-		Stderr:  &errbuf,
+	if err := pushCmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Env:    env,
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdout: &outbuf,
+		Stderr: &errbuf,
 	}); err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(errbuf.String(), "non-fast-forward") {
 			return "", &git.ErrPushOutOfDate{
@@ -549,24 +537,22 @@ func commitAndSignNoAuthor(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, message,
 	var outbuf, errbuf strings.Builder
 	if signArg == "" {
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "commit", "-m", message).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Env:     env,
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-				Stdout:  &outbuf,
-				Stderr:  &errbuf,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Env:    env,
+				Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+				Stdout: &outbuf,
+				Stderr: &errbuf,
 			}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 			return fmt.Errorf("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		}
 	} else {
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "commit", signArg, "-m", message).
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Env:     env,
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-				Stdout:  &outbuf,
-				Stderr:  &errbuf,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Env:    env,
+				Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+				Stdout: &outbuf,
+				Stderr: &errbuf,
 			}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 			return fmt.Errorf("git commit [%s:%s -> %s:%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), pr.HeadBranch, pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
@@ -577,11 +563,10 @@ func commitAndSignNoAuthor(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, message,
 
 func runMergeCommand(pr *models.PullRequest, mergeStyle repo_model.MergeStyle, cmd *git.Command, tmpBasePath string) error {
 	var outbuf, errbuf strings.Builder
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-		Stdout:  &outbuf,
-		Stderr:  &errbuf,
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+		Stdout: &outbuf,
+		Stderr: &errbuf,
 	}); err != nil {
 		// Merge will leave a MERGE_HEAD file in the .git folder if there is a conflict
 		if _, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(tmpBasePath, ".git", "MERGE_HEAD")); statErr == nil {
@@ -616,11 +601,10 @@ func getDiffTree(ctx context.Context, repoPath, baseBranch, headBranch string) (
 		var outbuf, errbuf strings.Builder
 		// Compute the diff-tree for sparse-checkout
 		if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "diff-tree", "--no-commit-id", "--name-only", "-r", "-z", "--root", baseBranch, headBranch, "--").
-			RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-				Timeout: -1,
-				Dir:     repoPath,
-				Stdout:  &outbuf,
-				Stderr:  &errbuf,
+			Run(&git.RunOpts{
+				Dir:    repoPath,
+				Stdout: &outbuf,
+				Stderr: &errbuf,
 			}); err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("git diff-tree [%s base:%s head:%s]: %s", repoPath, baseBranch, headBranch, errbuf.String())
 		}
diff --git a/services/pull/patch.go b/services/pull/patch.go
index 4c0c91d96a..f86141aa7a 100644
--- a/services/pull/patch.go
+++ b/services/pull/patch.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestPatch(pr *models.PullRequest) error {
 	defer gitRepo.Close()
 
 	// 1. update merge base
-	pr.MergeBase, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-base", "--", "base", "tracking").RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+	pr.MergeBase, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-base", "--", "base", "tracking").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 	if err != nil {
 		var err2 error
 		pr.MergeBase, err2 = gitRepo.GetRefCommitID(git.BranchPrefix + "base")
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func attemptMerge(ctx context.Context, file *unmergedFile, tmpBasePath string, g
 		}
 
 		// Need to get the objects from the object db to attempt to merge
-		root, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "unpack-file", file.stage1.sha).RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		root, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "unpack-file", file.stage1.sha).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get root object: %s at path: %s for merging. Error: %w", file.stage1.sha, file.stage1.path, err)
 		}
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func attemptMerge(ctx context.Context, file *unmergedFile, tmpBasePath string, g
 			_ = util.Remove(filepath.Join(tmpBasePath, root))
 		}()
 
-		base, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "unpack-file", file.stage2.sha).RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		base, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "unpack-file", file.stage2.sha).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get base object: %s at path: %s for merging. Error: %w", file.stage2.sha, file.stage2.path, err)
 		}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func attemptMerge(ctx context.Context, file *unmergedFile, tmpBasePath string, g
 		defer func() {
 			_ = util.Remove(base)
 		}()
-		head, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "unpack-file", file.stage3.sha).RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		head, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "unpack-file", file.stage3.sha).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to get head object:%s at path: %s for merging. Error: %w", file.stage3.sha, file.stage3.path, err)
 		}
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ func attemptMerge(ctx context.Context, file *unmergedFile, tmpBasePath string, g
 		}()
 
 		// now git merge-file annoyingly takes a different order to the merge-tree ...
-		_, conflictErr := git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-file", base, root, head).RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		_, _, conflictErr := git.NewCommand(ctx, "merge-file", base, root, head).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if conflictErr != nil {
 			return &errMergeConflict{file.stage2.path}
 		}
 
 		// base now contains the merged data
-		hash, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "hash-object", "-w", "--path", file.stage2.path, base).RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		hash, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "hash-object", "-w", "--path", file.stage2.path, base).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func AttemptThreeWayMerge(ctx context.Context, gitPath string, gitRepo *git.Repo
 	defer cancel()
 
 	// First we use read-tree to do a simple three-way merge
-	if _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "read-tree", "-m", base, ours, theirs).RunInDir(gitPath); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "read-tree", "-m", base, ours, theirs).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: gitPath}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to run read-tree -m! Error: %v", err)
 		return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to run read-tree -m! Error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ func checkConflicts(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, gitRepo *git.Re
 	}
 
 	if !conflict {
-		treeHash, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "write-tree").RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+		var treeHash string
+		treeHash, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "write-tree").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ func checkConflicts(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, gitRepo *git.Re
 	log.Trace("PullRequest[%d].testPatch (patchPath): %s", pr.ID, patchPath)
 
 	// 4. Read the base branch in to the index of the temporary repository
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(gitRepo.Ctx, "read-tree", "base").RunInDir(tmpBasePath)
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(gitRepo.Ctx, "read-tree", "base").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: tmpBasePath})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("git read-tree %s: %v", pr.BaseBranch, err)
 	}
@@ -379,10 +380,9 @@ func checkConflicts(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest, gitRepo *git.Re
 	// 8. Run the check command
 	conflict = false
 	err = git.NewCommand(gitRepo.Ctx, args...).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stderr:  stderrWriter,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stderr: stderrWriter,
 			PipelineFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) error {
 				// Close the writer end of the pipe to begin processing
 				_ = stderrWriter.Close()
diff --git a/services/pull/patch_unmerged.go b/services/pull/patch_unmerged.go
index abd54b07cf..3839419142 100644
--- a/services/pull/patch_unmerged.go
+++ b/services/pull/patch_unmerged.go
@@ -63,11 +63,10 @@ func readUnmergedLsFileLines(ctx context.Context, tmpBasePath string, outputChan
 
 	stderr := &strings.Builder{}
 	err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "ls-files", "-u", "-z").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  lsFilesWriter,
-			Stderr:  stderr,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: lsFilesWriter,
+			Stderr: stderr,
 			PipelineFunc: func(_ context.Context, _ context.CancelFunc) error {
 				_ = lsFilesWriter.Close()
 				defer func() {
diff --git a/services/pull/pull.go b/services/pull/pull.go
index 13e4773d8a..0537964b9d 100644
--- a/services/pull/pull.go
+++ b/services/pull/pull.go
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ func UpdateRef(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-ref", pr.GetGitRefName(), pr.HeadCommitID).RunInDir(pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath())
+	_, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-ref", pr.GetGitRefName(), pr.HeadCommitID).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to update ref in base repository for PR[%d] Error: %v", pr.ID, err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/pull/temp_repo.go b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
index c6c6d8b6e7..22ef53937d 100644
--- a/services/pull/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
@@ -93,11 +93,10 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (string, e
 
 	var outbuf, errbuf strings.Builder
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "add", "-t", pr.BaseBranch, "-m", pr.BaseBranch, "origin", baseRepoPath).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to add base repository as origin [%s -> %s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), tmpBasePath, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
@@ -109,11 +108,10 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (string, e
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "fetch", "origin", "--no-tags", "--", pr.BaseBranch+":"+baseBranch, pr.BaseBranch+":original_"+baseBranch).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to fetch origin base branch [%s:%s -> base, original_base in %s]: %v:\n%s\n%s", pr.BaseRepo.FullName(), pr.BaseBranch, tmpBasePath, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
@@ -125,11 +123,10 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (string, e
 	errbuf.Reset()
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+baseBranch).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to set HEAD as base branch [%s]: %v\n%s\n%s", tmpBasePath, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
@@ -149,11 +146,10 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (string, e
 	}
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "remote", "add", remoteRepoName, headRepoPath).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to add head repository as head_repo [%s -> %s]: %v\n%s\n%s", pr.HeadRepo.FullName(), tmpBasePath, err, outbuf.String(), errbuf.String())
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
@@ -175,11 +171,10 @@ func createTemporaryRepo(ctx context.Context, pr *models.PullRequest) (string, e
 		headBranch = pr.GetGitRefName()
 	}
 	if err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "fetch", "--no-tags", remoteRepoName, headBranch+":"+trackingBranch).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     tmpBasePath,
-			Stdout:  &outbuf,
-			Stderr:  &errbuf,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    tmpBasePath,
+			Stdout: &outbuf,
+			Stderr: &errbuf,
 		}); err != nil {
 		if err := models.RemoveTemporaryPath(tmpBasePath); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateTempRepo: RemoveTemporaryPath: %s", err)
diff --git a/services/release/release.go b/services/release/release.go
index 4d16e66aec..0372e3a690 100644
--- a/services/release/release.go
+++ b/services/release/release.go
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ func DeleteReleaseByID(ctx context.Context, id int64, doer *user_model.User, del
 	}
 
 	if delTag {
-		if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "tag", "-d", rel.TagName).
+		if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "tag", "-d", rel.TagName).
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("DeleteReleaseByID (git tag -d): %d", rel.ID)).
-			RunInDir(repo.RepoPath()); err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
+			RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath()}); err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not found") {
 			log.Error("DeleteReleaseByID (git tag -d): %d in %v Failed:\nStdout: %s\nError: %v", rel.ID, repo, stdout, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("git tag -d: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/services/repository/adopt.go b/services/repository/adopt.go
index 2523ca7350..b287d94f9d 100644
--- a/services/repository/adopt.go
+++ b/services/repository/adopt.go
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func AdoptRepository(doer, u *user_model.User, opts models.CreateRepoOptions) (*
 			}
 		}
 
-		if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
+		if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "update-server-info").
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("CreateRepository(git update-server-info): %s", repoPath)).
-			RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
+			RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("CreateRepository(git update-server-info) in %v: Stdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, stdout, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("CreateRepository(git update-server-info): %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/services/repository/check.go b/services/repository/check.go
index efce308f59..6fb86d0dc3 100644
--- a/services/repository/check.go
+++ b/services/repository/check.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func GitGcRepos(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, args ...string) erro
 				SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("Repository Garbage Collection: %s", repo.FullName()))
 			var stdout string
 			var err error
-			stdout, _, err = command.RunWithContextString(&git.RunContext{Timeout: timeout, Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
+			stdout, _, err = command.RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Timeout: timeout, Dir: repo.RepoPath()})
 
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error("Repository garbage collection failed for %v. Stdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, stdout, err)
diff --git a/services/repository/files/patch.go b/services/repository/files/patch.go
index 904512f3f3..240cb4fe2c 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/patch.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/patch.go
@@ -145,12 +145,11 @@ func ApplyDiffPatch(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *user
 	}
 
 	cmd := git.NewCommand(ctx, args...)
-	if err := cmd.RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-		Timeout: -1,
-		Dir:     t.basePath,
-		Stdout:  stdout,
-		Stderr:  stderr,
-		Stdin:   strings.NewReader(opts.Content),
+	if err := cmd.Run(&git.RunOpts{
+		Dir:    t.basePath,
+		Stdout: stdout,
+		Stderr: stderr,
+		Stdin:  strings.NewReader(opts.Content),
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error: Stdout: %s\nStderr: %s\nErr: %v", stdout.String(), stderr.String(), err)
 	}
diff --git a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
index 66c8f09364..8ebf991382 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Close() {
 
 // Clone the base repository to our path and set branch as the HEAD
 func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Clone(branch string) error {
-	if _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "clone", "-s", "--bare", "-b", branch, t.repo.RepoPath(), t.basePath).Run(); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "clone", "-s", "--bare", "-b", branch, t.repo.RepoPath(), t.basePath).RunStdString(nil); err != nil {
 		stderr := err.Error()
 		if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(".*Remote branch .* not found in upstream origin.*", stderr); matched {
 			return git.ErrBranchNotExist{
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Init() error {
 
 // SetDefaultIndex sets the git index to our HEAD
 func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) SetDefaultIndex() error {
-	if _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "read-tree", "HEAD").RunInDir(t.basePath); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "read-tree", "HEAD").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: t.basePath}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("SetDefaultIndex: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -111,11 +111,10 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) LsFiles(filenames ...string) ([]string, erro
 	}
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, cmdArgs...).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     t.basePath,
-			Stdout:  stdOut,
-			Stderr:  stdErr,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    t.basePath,
+			Stdout: stdOut,
+			Stderr: stdErr,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to run git ls-files for temporary repo: %s (%s) Error: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", t.repo.FullName(), t.basePath, err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
 		err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to run git ls-files for temporary repo of: %s Error: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", t.repo.FullName(), err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
@@ -144,12 +143,11 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) RemoveFilesFromIndex(filenames ...string) er
 	}
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "update-index", "--remove", "-z", "--index-info").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     t.basePath,
-			Stdin:   stdIn,
-			Stdout:  stdOut,
-			Stderr:  stdErr,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    t.basePath,
+			Stdin:  stdIn,
+			Stdout: stdOut,
+			Stderr: stdErr,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to update-index for temporary repo: %s (%s) Error: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", t.repo.FullName(), t.basePath, err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
 		return fmt.Errorf("Unable to update-index for temporary repo: %s Error: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", t.repo.FullName(), err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
@@ -163,12 +161,11 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) HashObject(content io.Reader) (string, error
 	stdErr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "hash-object", "-w", "--stdin").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     t.basePath,
-			Stdin:   content,
-			Stdout:  stdOut,
-			Stderr:  stdErr,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Dir:    t.basePath,
+			Stdin:  content,
+			Stdout: stdOut,
+			Stderr: stdErr,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to hash-object to temporary repo: %s (%s) Error: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", t.repo.FullName(), t.basePath, err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to hash-object to temporary repo: %s Error: %v\nstdout: %s\nstderr: %s", t.repo.FullName(), err, stdOut.String(), stdErr.String())
@@ -179,7 +176,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) HashObject(content io.Reader) (string, error
 
 // AddObjectToIndex adds the provided object hash to the index with the provided mode and path
 func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) AddObjectToIndex(mode, objectHash, objectPath string) error {
-	if _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", mode, objectHash, objectPath).RunInDir(t.basePath); err != nil {
+	if _, _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "update-index", "--add", "--replace", "--cacheinfo", mode, objectHash, objectPath).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: t.basePath}); err != nil {
 		stderr := err.Error()
 		if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(".*Invalid path '.*", stderr); matched {
 			return models.ErrFilePathInvalid{
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) AddObjectToIndex(mode, objectHash, objectPat
 
 // WriteTree writes the current index as a tree to the object db and returns its hash
 func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) WriteTree() (string, error) {
-	stdout, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "write-tree").RunInDir(t.basePath)
+	stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "write-tree").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: t.basePath})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to write tree in temporary repo: %s(%s): Error: %v", t.repo.FullName(), t.basePath, err)
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to write-tree in temporary repo for: %s Error: %v", t.repo.FullName(), err)
@@ -213,7 +210,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) GetLastCommitByRef(ref string) (string, erro
 	if ref == "" {
 		ref = "HEAD"
 	}
-	stdout, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "rev-parse", ref).RunInDir(t.basePath)
+	stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "rev-parse", ref).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: t.basePath})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to get last ref for %s in temporary repo: %s(%s): Error: %v", ref, t.repo.FullName(), t.basePath, err)
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to rev-parse %s in temporary repo for: %s Error: %v", ref, t.repo.FullName(), err)
@@ -300,13 +297,12 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) CommitTreeWithDate(parent string, author, co
 	stdout := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	if err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, args...).
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
-			Env:     env,
-			Timeout: -1,
-			Dir:     t.basePath,
-			Stdin:   messageBytes,
-			Stdout:  stdout,
-			Stderr:  stderr,
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
+			Env:    env,
+			Dir:    t.basePath,
+			Stdin:  messageBytes,
+			Stdout: stdout,
+			Stderr: stderr,
 		}); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to commit-tree in temporary repo: %s (%s) Error: %v\nStdout: %s\nStderr: %s",
 			t.repo.FullName(), t.basePath, err, stdout, stderr)
@@ -357,7 +353,7 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) DiffIndex() (*gitdiff.Diff, error) {
 	var finalErr error
 
 	if err := git.NewCommand(t.ctx, "diff-index", "--src-prefix=\\a/", "--dst-prefix=\\b/", "--cached", "-p", "HEAD").
-		RunWithContext(&git.RunContext{
+		Run(&git.RunOpts{
 			Timeout: 30 * time.Second,
 			Dir:     t.basePath,
 			Stdout:  stdoutWriter,
diff --git a/services/repository/fork.go b/services/repository/fork.go
index 220fbeb992..a2ef75bbd0 100644
--- a/services/repository/fork.go
+++ b/services/repository/fork.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func ForkRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, opts Fork
 		if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(txCtx,
 			"clone", "--bare", oldRepoPath, repoPath).
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("ForkRepository(git clone): %s to %s", opts.BaseRepo.FullName(), repo.FullName())).
-			RunWithContextBytes(&git.RunContext{Timeout: 10 * time.Minute}); err != nil {
+			RunStdBytes(&git.RunOpts{Timeout: 10 * time.Minute}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Fork Repository (git clone) Failed for %v (from %v):\nStdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, opts.BaseRepo, stdout, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("git clone: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ func ForkRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, opts Fork
 			return fmt.Errorf("checkDaemonExportOK: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if stdout, err := git.NewCommand(txCtx, "update-server-info").
+		if stdout, _, err := git.NewCommand(txCtx, "update-server-info").
 			SetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("ForkRepository(git update-server-info): %s", repo.FullName())).
-			RunInDir(repoPath); err != nil {
+			RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repoPath}); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Fork Repository (git update-server-info) failed for %v:\nStdout: %s\nError: %v", repo, stdout, err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("git update-server-info: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/services/wiki/wiki.go b/services/wiki/wiki.go
index 9e14b0cefb..454f54983c 100644
--- a/services/wiki/wiki.go
+++ b/services/wiki/wiki.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func InitWiki(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("InitRepository: %v", err)
 	} else if err = repo_module.CreateDelegateHooks(repo.WikiPath()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %v", err)
-	} else if _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+"master").RunInDir(repo.WikiPath()); err != nil {
+	} else if _, _, err = git.NewCommand(ctx, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+"master").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.WikiPath()}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to set default wiki branch to master: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil