diff --git a/andax/src/fns/io.rs b/andax/src/fns/io.rs
index 4a2a4f8..02082aa 100644
--- a/andax/src/fns/io.rs
+++ b/andax/src/fns/io.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ type T = Result<(i32, String, String), Box<EvalAltResult>>;
 /// We will let rhai handle all the nasty things.
 #[export_module]
 pub mod ar {
+    /// get the return code from the return value of `sh()`
+    pub fn sh_rc(o: (i32, String, String)) -> i32 {
+        o.0
+    }
+    /// get stdout from the return value of `sh()` 
+    pub fn sh_stdout(o: (i32, String, String)) -> String {
+        o.1
+    }
+    /// get stderr from the return value of `sh()`
+    pub fn sh_stderr(o: (i32, String, String)) -> String {
+        o.2
+    }
 
     /// run a command using `cmd` on Windows and `sh` on other systems
     #[instrument(skip(ctx))]