diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
index 9bbebf9b87037..25adaa0aa860d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ pub fn compiler_file(
     let mut cmd = command(compiler);
     cmd.args(builder.cflags(target, GitRepo::Rustc, c));
     cmd.arg(format!("-print-file-name={file}"));
-    let out = cmd.capture_stdout().run(builder).stdout();
+    let out = cmd.run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
     PathBuf::from(out.trim())
 }
 
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
                 builder.ensure(llvm::Llvm { target: target_compiler.host });
             if !builder.config.dry_run() && builder.config.llvm_tools_enabled {
                 let llvm_bin_dir =
-                    command(llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--bindir").run(builder).stdout();
+                    command(llvm_config).arg("--bindir").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
                 let llvm_bin_dir = Path::new(llvm_bin_dir.trim());
 
                 // Since we've already built the LLVM tools, install them to the sysroot.
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ pub fn strip_debug(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: TargetSelection, path: &Path)
     }
 
     let previous_mtime = t!(t!(path.metadata()).modified());
-    command("strip").capture().arg("--strip-debug").arg(path).run(builder);
+    command("strip").arg("--strip-debug").arg(path).run_capture(builder);
 
     let file = t!(fs::File::open(path));
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
index 649bcdd873353..4076ed0925633 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fn make_win_dist(
     //Ask gcc where it keeps its stuff
     let mut cmd = command(builder.cc(target));
     cmd.arg("-print-search-dirs");
-    let gcc_out = cmd.capture_stdout().run(builder).stdout();
+    let gcc_out = cmd.run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
 
     let mut bin_path: Vec<_> = env::split_paths(&env::var_os("PATH").unwrap_or_default()).collect();
     let mut lib_path = Vec::new();
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ impl Step for PlainSourceTarball {
                 cmd.arg("--sync").arg(manifest_path);
             }
 
-            let config = cmd.capture().run(builder).stdout();
+            let config = cmd.run_capture(builder).stdout();
 
             let cargo_config_dir = plain_dst_src.join(".cargo");
             builder.create_dir(&cargo_config_dir);
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ fn maybe_install_llvm(
         let mut cmd = command(llvm_config);
         cmd.arg("--libfiles");
         builder.verbose(|| println!("running {cmd:?}"));
-        let files = cmd.capture_stdout().run(builder).stdout();
+        let files = cmd.run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
         let build_llvm_out = &builder.llvm_out(builder.config.build);
         let target_llvm_out = &builder.llvm_out(target);
         for file in files.trim_end().split(' ') {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/format.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/format.rs
index d3ac2bae1e875..f254c058b129a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/format.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/format.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn get_rustfmt_version(build: &Builder<'_>) -> Option<(String, PathBuf)> {
     });
     cmd.arg("--version");
 
-    let output = cmd.capture().allow_failure().run(build);
+    let output = cmd.allow_failure().run_capture(build);
     if output.is_failure() {
         return None;
     }
@@ -160,25 +160,23 @@ pub fn format(build: &Builder<'_>, check: bool, all: bool, paths: &[PathBuf]) {
         }
     }
     let git_available =
-        helpers::git(None).capture().allow_failure().arg("--version").run(build).is_success();
+        helpers::git(None).allow_failure().arg("--version").run_capture(build).is_success();
 
     let mut adjective = None;
     if git_available {
         let in_working_tree = helpers::git(Some(&build.src))
-            .capture()
             .allow_failure()
             .arg("rev-parse")
             .arg("--is-inside-work-tree")
-            .run(build)
+            .run_capture(build)
             .is_success();
         if in_working_tree {
             let untracked_paths_output = helpers::git(Some(&build.src))
-                .capture_stdout()
                 .arg("status")
                 .arg("--porcelain")
                 .arg("-z")
                 .arg("--untracked-files=normal")
-                .run(build)
+                .run_capture_stdout(build)
                 .stdout();
             let untracked_paths: Vec<_> = untracked_paths_output
                 .split_terminator('\0')
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs
index f234b08f5e2ca..af987c59cb926 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ impl Step for Llvm {
                 builder.ensure(Llvm { target: builder.config.build });
             if !builder.config.dry_run() {
                 let llvm_bindir =
-                    command(&llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--bindir").run(builder).stdout();
+                    command(&llvm_config).arg("--bindir").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
                 let host_bin = Path::new(llvm_bindir.trim());
                 cfg.define(
                     "LLVM_TABLEGEN",
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ impl Step for Llvm {
         // Helper to find the name of LLVM's shared library on darwin and linux.
         let find_llvm_lib_name = |extension| {
             let version =
-                command(&res.llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--version").run(builder).stdout();
+                command(&res.llvm_config).arg("--version").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
             let major = version.split('.').next().unwrap();
 
             match &llvm_version_suffix {
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ fn check_llvm_version(builder: &Builder<'_>, llvm_config: &Path) {
         return;
     }
 
-    let version = command(llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--version").run(builder).stdout();
+    let version = command(llvm_config).arg("--version").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
     let mut parts = version.split('.').take(2).filter_map(|s| s.parse::<u32>().ok());
     if let (Some(major), Some(_minor)) = (parts.next(), parts.next()) {
         if major >= 17 {
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/run.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/run.rs
index 3a2d3f675228d..b3ddb02801563 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/run.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/run.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl Step for BuildManifest {
             panic!("\n\nfailed to specify `dist.upload-addr` in `config.toml`\n\n")
         });
 
-        let today = command("date").capture_stdout().arg("+%Y-%m-%d").run(builder).stdout();
+        let today = command("date").arg("+%Y-%m-%d").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
 
         cmd.arg(sign);
         cmd.arg(distdir(builder));
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs
index 226b3729c10ce..7da91b83895b7 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/setup.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl Step for Link {
 }
 
 fn rustup_installed(builder: &Builder<'_>) -> bool {
-    command("rustup").capture_stdout().arg("--version").run(builder).is_success()
+    command("rustup").arg("--version").run_capture_stdout(builder).is_success()
 }
 
 fn stage_dir_exists(stage_path: &str) -> bool {
@@ -313,10 +313,9 @@ fn attempt_toolchain_link(builder: &Builder<'_>, stage_path: &str) {
 
 fn toolchain_is_linked(builder: &Builder<'_>) -> bool {
     match command("rustup")
-        .capture_stdout()
         .allow_failure()
         .args(["toolchain", "list"])
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture_stdout(builder)
         .stdout_if_ok()
     {
         Some(toolchain_list) => {
@@ -341,9 +340,8 @@ fn toolchain_is_linked(builder: &Builder<'_>) -> bool {
 
 fn try_link_toolchain(builder: &Builder<'_>, stage_path: &str) -> bool {
     command("rustup")
-        .capture_stdout()
         .args(["toolchain", "link", "stage1", stage_path])
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture_stdout(builder)
         .is_success()
 }
 
@@ -481,9 +479,8 @@ impl Step for Hook {
 // install a git hook to automatically run tidy, if they want
 fn install_git_hook_maybe(builder: &Builder<'_>, config: &Config) -> io::Result<()> {
     let git = helpers::git(Some(&config.src))
-        .capture()
         .args(["rev-parse", "--git-common-dir"])
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture(builder)
         .stdout();
     let git = PathBuf::from(git.trim());
     let hooks_dir = git.join("hooks");
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/suggest.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/suggest.rs
index 2d4409d27c65f..0f4765fc12120 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/suggest.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/suggest.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ pub fn suggest(builder: &Builder<'_>, run: bool) {
     let git_config = builder.config.git_config();
     let suggestions = builder
         .tool_cmd(Tool::SuggestTests)
-        .capture_stdout()
         .env("SUGGEST_TESTS_GIT_REPOSITORY", git_config.git_repository)
         .env("SUGGEST_TESTS_NIGHTLY_BRANCH", git_config.nightly_branch)
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture_stdout(builder)
         .stdout();
 
     let suggestions = suggestions
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
index 021680302cde6..04297c01d10aa 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/synthetic_targets.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn create_synthetic_target(
     // we cannot use nightly features. So `RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP` is needed here.
     cmd.env("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1");
 
-    let output = cmd.capture().run(builder).stdout();
+    let output = cmd.run_capture(builder).stdout();
     let mut spec: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(output.as_bytes()).unwrap();
     let spec_map = spec.as_object_mut().unwrap();
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
index cc5931c68db1f..9de92d41496be 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/test.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ You can skip linkcheck with --skip src/tools/linkchecker"
 }
 
 fn check_if_tidy_is_installed(builder: &Builder<'_>) -> bool {
-    command("tidy").capture_stdout().allow_failure().arg("--version").run(builder).is_success()
+    command("tidy").allow_failure().arg("--version").run_capture_stdout(builder).is_success()
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ impl Miri {
         cargo.arg("--print-sysroot");
 
         builder.verbose(|| println!("running: {cargo:?}"));
-        let stdout = cargo.capture_stdout().run(builder).stdout();
+        let stdout = cargo.run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
         // Output is "<sysroot>\n".
         let sysroot = stdout.trim_end();
         builder.verbose(|| println!("`cargo miri setup --print-sysroot` said: {sysroot:?}"));
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ impl Step for Clippy {
         let _guard = builder.msg_sysroot_tool(Kind::Test, compiler.stage, "clippy", host, host);
 
         // Clippy reports errors if it blessed the outputs
-        if cargo.allow_failure().run(builder).is_success() {
+        if cargo.allow_failure().run(builder) {
             // The tests succeeded; nothing to do.
             return;
         }
@@ -904,12 +904,12 @@ fn get_browser_ui_test_version_inner(
     npm: &Path,
     global: bool,
 ) -> Option<String> {
-    let mut command = command(npm).capture();
+    let mut command = command(npm);
     command.arg("list").arg("--parseable").arg("--long").arg("--depth=0");
     if global {
         command.arg("--global");
     }
-    let lines = command.allow_failure().run(builder).stdout();
+    let lines = command.allow_failure().run_capture(builder).stdout();
     lines
         .lines()
         .find_map(|l| l.split(':').nth(1)?.strip_prefix("browser-ui-test@"))
@@ -1846,19 +1846,17 @@ NOTE: if you're sure you want to do this, please open an issue as to why. In the
 
         let lldb_exe = builder.config.lldb.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("lldb"));
         let lldb_version = command(&lldb_exe)
-            .capture()
             .allow_failure()
             .arg("--version")
-            .run(builder)
+            .run_capture(builder)
             .stdout_if_ok()
             .and_then(|v| if v.trim().is_empty() { None } else { Some(v) });
         if let Some(ref vers) = lldb_version {
             cmd.arg("--lldb-version").arg(vers);
             let lldb_python_dir = command(&lldb_exe)
                 .allow_failure()
-                .capture_stdout()
                 .arg("-P")
-                .run(builder)
+                .run_capture_stdout(builder)
                 .stdout_if_ok()
                 .map(|p| p.lines().next().expect("lldb Python dir not found").to_string());
             if let Some(ref dir) = lldb_python_dir {
@@ -1917,10 +1915,9 @@ NOTE: if you're sure you want to do this, please open an issue as to why. In the
                 builder.ensure(llvm::Llvm { target: builder.config.build });
             if !builder.config.dry_run() {
                 let llvm_version =
-                    builder.run(command(&llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--version")).stdout();
-                let llvm_components = builder
-                    .run(command(&llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--components"))
-                    .stdout();
+                    command(&llvm_config).arg("--version").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
+                let llvm_components =
+                    command(&llvm_config).arg("--components").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
                 // Remove trailing newline from llvm-config output.
                 cmd.arg("--llvm-version")
                     .arg(llvm_version.trim())
@@ -1940,7 +1937,7 @@ NOTE: if you're sure you want to do this, please open an issue as to why. In the
             // platform-specific environment variable as a workaround.
             if !builder.config.dry_run() && suite.ends_with("fulldeps") {
                 let llvm_libdir =
-                    builder.run(command(&llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--libdir")).stdout();
+                    command(&llvm_config).arg("--libdir").run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
                 add_link_lib_path(vec![llvm_libdir.trim().into()], &mut cmd);
             }
 
@@ -2212,7 +2209,7 @@ impl BookTest {
             compiler.host,
         );
         let _time = helpers::timeit(builder);
-        let toolstate = if rustbook_cmd.delay_failure().run(builder).is_success() {
+        let toolstate = if rustbook_cmd.delay_failure().run(builder) {
             ToolState::TestPass
         } else {
             ToolState::TestFail
@@ -2345,7 +2342,7 @@ impl Step for ErrorIndex {
         let guard =
             builder.msg(Kind::Test, compiler.stage, "error-index", compiler.host, compiler.host);
         let _time = helpers::timeit(builder);
-        tool.capture().run(builder);
+        tool.run_capture(builder);
         drop(guard);
         // The tests themselves need to link to std, so make sure it is
         // available.
@@ -2376,9 +2373,10 @@ fn markdown_test(builder: &Builder<'_>, compiler: Compiler, markdown: &Path) ->
 
     cmd = cmd.delay_failure();
     if !builder.config.verbose_tests {
-        cmd = cmd.capture();
+        cmd.run_capture(builder).is_success()
+    } else {
+        cmd.run(builder)
     }
-    cmd.run(builder).is_success()
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -2404,11 +2402,8 @@ impl Step for RustcGuide {
         let src = builder.src.join(relative_path);
         let mut rustbook_cmd = builder.tool_cmd(Tool::Rustbook).delay_failure();
         rustbook_cmd.arg("linkcheck").arg(&src);
-        let toolstate = if rustbook_cmd.run(builder).is_success() {
-            ToolState::TestPass
-        } else {
-            ToolState::TestFail
-        };
+        let toolstate =
+            if rustbook_cmd.run(builder) { ToolState::TestPass } else { ToolState::TestFail };
         builder.save_toolstate("rustc-dev-guide", toolstate);
     }
 }
@@ -2920,7 +2915,7 @@ impl Step for RemoteCopyLibs {
             let f = t!(f);
             let name = f.file_name().into_string().unwrap();
             if helpers::is_dylib(&name) {
-                builder.run(command(&tool).arg("push").arg(f.path()));
+                command(&tool).arg("push").arg(f.path()).run(builder);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2951,21 +2946,21 @@ impl Step for Distcheck {
         builder.ensure(dist::PlainSourceTarball);
         builder.ensure(dist::Src);
 
-        let mut cmd = command("tar");
-        cmd.arg("-xf")
+        command("tar")
+            .arg("-xf")
             .arg(builder.ensure(dist::PlainSourceTarball).tarball())
             .arg("--strip-components=1")
-            .current_dir(&dir);
-        cmd.run(builder);
-        builder.run(
-            command("./configure")
-                .args(&builder.config.configure_args)
-                .arg("--enable-vendor")
-                .current_dir(&dir),
-        );
-        builder.run(
-            command(helpers::make(&builder.config.build.triple)).arg("check").current_dir(&dir),
-        );
+            .current_dir(&dir)
+            .run(builder);
+        command("./configure")
+            .args(&builder.config.configure_args)
+            .arg("--enable-vendor")
+            .current_dir(&dir)
+            .run(builder);
+        command(helpers::make(&builder.config.build.triple))
+            .arg("check")
+            .current_dir(&dir)
+            .run(builder);
 
         // Now make sure that rust-src has all of libstd's dependencies
         builder.info("Distcheck rust-src");
@@ -2973,24 +2968,23 @@ impl Step for Distcheck {
         let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&dir));
 
-        let mut cmd = command("tar");
-        cmd.arg("-xf")
+        command("tar")
+            .arg("-xf")
             .arg(builder.ensure(dist::Src).tarball())
             .arg("--strip-components=1")
-            .current_dir(&dir);
-        cmd.run(builder);
+            .current_dir(&dir)
+            .run(builder);
 
         let toml = dir.join("rust-src/lib/rustlib/src/rust/library/std/Cargo.toml");
-        builder.run(
-            command(&builder.initial_cargo)
-                // Will read the libstd Cargo.toml
-                // which uses the unstable `public-dependency` feature.
-                .env("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1")
-                .arg("generate-lockfile")
-                .arg("--manifest-path")
-                .arg(&toml)
-                .current_dir(&dir),
-        );
+        command(&builder.initial_cargo)
+            // Will read the libstd Cargo.toml
+            // which uses the unstable `public-dependency` feature.
+            .env("RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP", "1")
+            .arg("generate-lockfile")
+            .arg("--manifest-path")
+            .arg(&toml)
+            .current_dir(&dir)
+            .run(builder);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
index 087df2f8a88e2..06bb8259fc427 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ impl Step for Rustdoc {
                 .arg("--")
                 .arg(librustdoc_src)
                 .arg(rustdoc_src)
-                .run(builder)
-                .is_success();
+                .run(builder);
 
             if !has_changes {
                 let precompiled_rustdoc = builder
@@ -982,7 +981,7 @@ impl Step for LibcxxVersionTool {
             }
         }
 
-        let version_output = command(executable).capture_stdout().run(builder).stdout();
+        let version_output = command(executable).run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
 
         let version_str = version_output.split_once("version:").unwrap().1;
         let version = version_str.trim().parse::<usize>().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/toolstate.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/toolstate.rs
index 2ab0ce7454b17..912cd4b8676f6 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/toolstate.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/toolstate.rs
@@ -102,12 +102,11 @@ fn print_error(tool: &str, submodule: &str) {
 fn check_changed_files(builder: &Builder<'_>, toolstates: &HashMap<Box<str>, ToolState>) {
     // Changed files
     let output = helpers::git(None)
-        .capture()
         .arg("diff")
         .arg("--name-status")
         .arg("HEAD")
         .arg("HEAD^")
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture(builder)
         .stdout();
 
     for (tool, submodule) in STABLE_TOOLS.iter().chain(NIGHTLY_TOOLS.iter()) {
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ fn commit_toolstate_change(builder: &Builder<'_>, current_toolstate: &ToolstateD
             .arg("-m")
             .arg(&message)
             .run(builder);
-        if !status.is_success() {
+        if !status {
             success = true;
             break;
         }
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ fn commit_toolstate_change(builder: &Builder<'_>, current_toolstate: &ToolstateD
             .arg("master")
             .run(builder);
         // If we successfully push, exit.
-        if status.is_success() {
+        if status {
             success = true;
             break;
         }
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ fn commit_toolstate_change(builder: &Builder<'_>, current_toolstate: &ToolstateD
 /// `publish_toolstate.py` script if the PR passes all tests and is merged to
 /// master.
 fn publish_test_results(builder: &Builder<'_>, current_toolstate: &ToolstateData) {
-    let commit = helpers::git(None).capture().arg("rev-parse").arg("HEAD").run(builder).stdout();
+    let commit = helpers::git(None).arg("rev-parse").arg("HEAD").run_capture(builder).stdout();
 
     let toolstate_serialized = t!(serde_json::to_string(&current_toolstate));
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
index 78fbea2e8107c..d21ddc5672bdf 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/builder.rs
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ impl<'a> Builder<'a> {
         if mode == Mode::ToolRustc || mode == Mode::Codegen {
             if let Some(llvm_config) = self.llvm_config(target) {
                 let llvm_libdir =
-                    command(llvm_config).capture_stdout().arg("--libdir").run(self).stdout();
+                    command(llvm_config).arg("--libdir").run_capture_stdout(self).stdout();
                 add_link_lib_path(vec![llvm_libdir.trim().into()], &mut cargo);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs
index b18da844014be..9b4c85e6d34a4 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/metadata.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ fn workspace_members(build: &Build) -> Vec<Package> {
             .arg("--no-deps")
             .arg("--manifest-path")
             .arg(build.src.join(manifest_path));
-        let metadata_output = cargo.capture_stdout().run_always().run(build).stdout();
+        let metadata_output = cargo.run_always().run_capture_stdout(build).stdout();
         let Output { packages, .. } = t!(serde_json::from_str(&metadata_output));
         packages
     };
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/sanity.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/sanity.rs
index 2be819d52ea1a..8aa0c43ad6e38 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/sanity.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/sanity.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ than building it.
             // There are three builds of cmake on windows: MSVC, MinGW, and
             // Cygwin. The Cygwin build does not have generators for Visual
             // Studio, so detect that here and error.
-            let out = command("cmake").capture_stdout().arg("--help").run(build).stdout();
+            let out = command("cmake").arg("--help").run_capture_stdout(build).stdout();
             if !out.contains("Visual Studio") {
                 panic!(
                     "
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
index 79bea50c626b2..1bcae250c3f7b 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ use crate::core::builder::{Builder, Kind};
 use crate::core::config::{flags, LldMode};
 use crate::core::config::{DryRun, Target};
 use crate::core::config::{LlvmLibunwind, TargetSelection};
-use crate::utils::exec::{command, BehaviorOnFailure, BootstrapCommand, CommandOutput};
+use crate::utils::exec::{command, BehaviorOnFailure, BootstrapCommand, CommandOutput, OutputMode};
 use crate::utils::helpers::{self, dir_is_empty, exe, libdir, mtime, output, symlink_dir};
 
 mod core;
@@ -496,21 +496,21 @@ impl Build {
         // Therefore, all commands below are marked with `run_always()`, so that they also run in
         // dry run mode.
         let submodule_git = || {
-            let mut cmd = helpers::git(Some(&absolute_path)).capture_stdout();
+            let mut cmd = helpers::git(Some(&absolute_path));
             cmd.run_always();
             cmd
         };
 
         // Determine commit checked out in submodule.
-        let checked_out_hash = submodule_git().args(["rev-parse", "HEAD"]).run(self).stdout();
+        let checked_out_hash =
+            submodule_git().args(["rev-parse", "HEAD"]).run_capture_stdout(self).stdout();
         let checked_out_hash = checked_out_hash.trim_end();
         // Determine commit that the submodule *should* have.
         let recorded = helpers::git(Some(&self.src))
-            .capture_stdout()
             .run_always()
             .args(["ls-tree", "HEAD"])
             .arg(relative_path)
-            .run(self)
+            .run_capture_stdout(self)
             .stdout();
         let actual_hash = recorded
             .split_whitespace()
@@ -534,11 +534,10 @@ impl Build {
             // Git is buggy and will try to fetch submodules from the tracking branch for *this* repository,
             // even though that has no relation to the upstream for the submodule.
             let current_branch = helpers::git(Some(&self.src))
-                .capture_stdout()
                 .allow_failure()
                 .run_always()
                 .args(["symbolic-ref", "--short", "HEAD"])
-                .run(self)
+                .run_capture_stdout(self)
                 .stdout_if_ok()
                 .map(|s| s.trim().to_owned());
 
@@ -557,17 +556,14 @@ impl Build {
             git.arg(relative_path);
             git
         };
-        if !update(true).run(self).is_success() {
+        if !update(true).run(self) {
             update(false).run(self);
         }
 
         // Save any local changes, but avoid running `git stash pop` if there are none (since it will exit with an error).
         // diff-index reports the modifications through the exit status
-        let has_local_modifications = submodule_git()
-            .allow_failure()
-            .args(["diff-index", "--quiet", "HEAD"])
-            .run(self)
-            .is_failure();
+        let has_local_modifications =
+            !submodule_git().allow_failure().args(["diff-index", "--quiet", "HEAD"]).run(self);
         if has_local_modifications {
             submodule_git().args(["stash", "push"]).run(self);
         }
@@ -588,11 +584,10 @@ impl Build {
             return;
         }
         let output = helpers::git(Some(&self.src))
-            .capture()
             .args(["config", "--file"])
             .arg(self.config.src.join(".gitmodules"))
             .args(["--get-regexp", "path"])
-            .run(self)
+            .run_capture(self)
             .stdout();
         for line in output.lines() {
             // Look for `submodule.$name.path = $path`
@@ -870,14 +865,14 @@ impl Build {
         if let Some(s) = target_config.and_then(|c| c.llvm_filecheck.as_ref()) {
             s.to_path_buf()
         } else if let Some(s) = target_config.and_then(|c| c.llvm_config.as_ref()) {
-            let llvm_bindir = command(s).capture_stdout().arg("--bindir").run(self).stdout();
+            let llvm_bindir = command(s).arg("--bindir").run_capture_stdout(self).stdout();
             let filecheck = Path::new(llvm_bindir.trim()).join(exe("FileCheck", target));
             if filecheck.exists() {
                 filecheck
             } else {
                 // On Fedora the system LLVM installs FileCheck in the
                 // llvm subdirectory of the libdir.
-                let llvm_libdir = command(s).capture_stdout().arg("--libdir").run(self).stdout();
+                let llvm_libdir = command(s).arg("--libdir").run_capture_stdout(self).stdout();
                 let lib_filecheck =
                     Path::new(llvm_libdir.trim()).join("llvm").join(exe("FileCheck", target));
                 if lib_filecheck.exists() {
@@ -944,7 +939,12 @@ impl Build {
     /// Execute a command and return its output.
     /// This method should be used for all command executions in bootstrap.
     #[track_caller]
-    fn run(&self, command: &mut BootstrapCommand) -> CommandOutput {
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        command: &mut BootstrapCommand,
+        stdout: OutputMode,
+        stderr: OutputMode,
+    ) -> CommandOutput {
         command.mark_as_executed();
         if self.config.dry_run() && !command.run_always {
             return CommandOutput::default();
@@ -957,19 +957,20 @@ impl Build {
             println!("running: {command:?} (created at {created_at}, executed at {executed_at})")
         });
 
-        let stdout = command.stdout.stdio();
-        command.as_command_mut().stdout(stdout);
-        let stderr = command.stderr.stdio();
-        command.as_command_mut().stderr(stderr);
+        let cmd = command.as_command_mut();
+        cmd.stdout(stdout.stdio());
+        cmd.stderr(stderr.stdio());
 
-        let output = command.as_command_mut().output();
+        let output = cmd.output();
 
         use std::fmt::Write;
 
         let mut message = String::new();
         let output: CommandOutput = match output {
             // Command has succeeded
-            Ok(output) if output.status.success() => output.into(),
+            Ok(output) if output.status.success() => {
+                CommandOutput::from_output(output, stdout, stderr)
+            }
             // Command has started, but then it failed
             Ok(output) => {
                 writeln!(
@@ -983,15 +984,15 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
                 )
                 .unwrap();
 
-                let output: CommandOutput = output.into();
+                let output: CommandOutput = CommandOutput::from_output(output, stdout, stderr);
 
                 // If the output mode is OutputMode::Capture, we can now print the output.
                 // If it is OutputMode::Print, then the output has already been printed to
                 // stdout/stderr, and we thus don't have anything captured to print anyway.
-                if command.stdout.captures() {
+                if stdout.captures() {
                     writeln!(message, "\nSTDOUT ----\n{}", output.stdout().trim()).unwrap();
                 }
-                if command.stderr.captures() {
+                if stderr.captures() {
                     writeln!(message, "\nSTDERR ----\n{}", output.stderr().trim()).unwrap();
                 }
                 output
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
             \nIt was not possible to execute the command: {e:?}"
                 )
                 .unwrap();
-                CommandOutput::did_not_start()
+                CommandOutput::did_not_start(stdout, stderr)
             }
         };
         if !output.is_success() {
@@ -1529,7 +1530,6 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
             // That's our beta number!
             // (Note that we use a `..` range, not the `...` symmetric difference.)
             helpers::git(Some(&self.src))
-                .capture()
                 .arg("rev-list")
                 .arg("--count")
                 .arg("--merges")
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
                     "refs/remotes/origin/{}..HEAD",
                     self.config.stage0_metadata.config.nightly_branch
                 ))
-                .run(self)
+                .run_capture(self)
                 .stdout()
         });
         let n = count.trim().parse().unwrap();
@@ -1972,21 +1972,19 @@ pub fn generate_smart_stamp_hash(
     additional_input: &str,
 ) -> String {
     let diff = helpers::git(Some(dir))
-        .capture_stdout()
         .allow_failure()
         .arg("diff")
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture_stdout(builder)
         .stdout_if_ok()
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
     let status = helpers::git(Some(dir))
-        .capture_stdout()
         .allow_failure()
         .arg("status")
         .arg("--porcelain")
         .arg("-z")
         .arg("--untracked-files=normal")
-        .run(builder)
+        .run_capture_stdout(builder)
         .stdout_if_ok()
         .unwrap_or_default();
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs
index e947e3735dbce..29e6b74aaceb8 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/cc_detect.rs
@@ -182,15 +182,15 @@ fn default_compiler(
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let cmd = BootstrapCommand::from(c.to_command());
-            let output = cmd.capture_stdout().arg("--version").run(build).stdout();
+            let mut cmd = BootstrapCommand::from(c.to_command());
+            let output = cmd.arg("--version").run_capture_stdout(build).stdout();
             let i = output.find(" 4.")?;
             match output[i + 3..].chars().next().unwrap() {
                 '0'..='6' => {}
                 _ => return None,
             }
             let alternative = format!("e{gnu_compiler}");
-            if command(&alternative).capture().run(build).is_success() {
+            if command(&alternative).run_capture(build).is_success() {
                 Some(PathBuf::from(alternative))
             } else {
                 None
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs
index a60c0084f3d7f..627ea050043e9 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl OutputMode {
 /// If you want to delay failures until the end of bootstrap, use [delay_failure].
 ///
 /// By default, the command will print its stdout/stderr to stdout/stderr of bootstrap ([OutputMode::Print]).
-/// If you want to handle the output programmatically, use [BootstrapCommand::capture].
+/// If you want to handle the output programmatically, use [BootstrapCommand::run_capture].
 ///
 /// Bootstrap will print a debug log to stdout if the command fails and failure is not allowed.
 ///
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ impl OutputMode {
 pub struct BootstrapCommand {
     command: Command,
     pub failure_behavior: BehaviorOnFailure,
-    pub stdout: OutputMode,
-    pub stderr: OutputMode,
     // Run the command even during dry run
     pub run_always: bool,
     // This field makes sure that each command is executed (or disarmed) before it is dropped,
@@ -135,22 +133,23 @@ impl BootstrapCommand {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Capture all output of the command, do not print it.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn capture(self) -> Self {
-        Self { stdout: OutputMode::Capture, stderr: OutputMode::Capture, ..self }
+    /// Run the command, while printing stdout and stderr.
+    /// Returns true if the command has succeeded.
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn run(&mut self, builder: &Build) -> bool {
+        builder.run(self, OutputMode::Print, OutputMode::Print).is_success()
     }
 
-    /// Capture stdout of the command, do not print it.
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn capture_stdout(self) -> Self {
-        Self { stdout: OutputMode::Capture, ..self }
+    /// Run the command, while capturing and returning all its output.
+    #[track_caller]
+    pub fn run_capture(&mut self, builder: &Build) -> CommandOutput {
+        builder.run(self, OutputMode::Capture, OutputMode::Capture)
     }
 
-    /// Run the command, returning its output.
+    /// Run the command, while capturing and returning stdout, and printing stderr.
     #[track_caller]
-    pub fn run(&mut self, builder: &Build) -> CommandOutput {
-        builder.run(self)
+    pub fn run_capture_stdout(&mut self, builder: &Build) -> CommandOutput {
+        builder.run(self, OutputMode::Capture, OutputMode::Print)
     }
 
     /// Provides access to the stdlib Command inside.
@@ -189,11 +188,7 @@ impl BootstrapCommand {
 impl Debug for BootstrapCommand {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{:?}", self.command)?;
-        write!(
-            f,
-            " (failure_mode={:?}, stdout_mode={:?}, stderr_mode={:?})",
-            self.failure_behavior, self.stdout, self.stderr
-        )
+        write!(f, " (failure_mode={:?})", self.failure_behavior)
     }
 }
 
@@ -205,8 +200,6 @@ impl From<Command> for BootstrapCommand {
         Self {
             command,
             failure_behavior: BehaviorOnFailure::Exit,
-            stdout: OutputMode::Print,
-            stderr: OutputMode::Print,
             run_always: false,
             drop_bomb: DropBomb::arm(program),
         }
@@ -230,17 +223,41 @@ pub fn command<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(program: S) -> BootstrapCommand {
 }
 
 /// Represents the output of an executed process.
-#[allow(unused)]
 pub struct CommandOutput {
     status: CommandStatus,
-    stdout: Vec<u8>,
-    stderr: Vec<u8>,
+    stdout: Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    stderr: Option<Vec<u8>>,
 }
 
 impl CommandOutput {
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn did_not_start() -> Self {
-        Self { status: CommandStatus::DidNotStart, stdout: vec![], stderr: vec![] }
+    pub fn did_not_start(stdout: OutputMode, stderr: OutputMode) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: CommandStatus::DidNotStart,
+            stdout: match stdout {
+                OutputMode::Print => None,
+                OutputMode::Capture => Some(vec![]),
+            },
+            stderr: match stderr {
+                OutputMode::Print => None,
+                OutputMode::Capture => Some(vec![]),
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn from_output(output: Output, stdout: OutputMode, stderr: OutputMode) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            status: CommandStatus::Finished(output.status),
+            stdout: match stdout {
+                OutputMode::Print => None,
+                OutputMode::Capture => Some(output.stdout),
+            },
+            stderr: match stderr {
+                OutputMode::Print => None,
+                OutputMode::Capture => Some(output.stderr),
+            },
+        }
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -266,7 +283,10 @@ impl CommandOutput {
 
     #[must_use]
     pub fn stdout(&self) -> String {
-        String::from_utf8(self.stdout.clone()).expect("Cannot parse process stdout as UTF-8")
+        String::from_utf8(
+            self.stdout.clone().expect("Accessing stdout of a command that did not capture stdout"),
+        )
+        .expect("Cannot parse process stdout as UTF-8")
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -276,7 +296,10 @@ impl CommandOutput {
 
     #[must_use]
     pub fn stderr(&self) -> String {
-        String::from_utf8(self.stderr.clone()).expect("Cannot parse process stderr as UTF-8")
+        String::from_utf8(
+            self.stderr.clone().expect("Accessing stderr of a command that did not capture stderr"),
+        )
+        .expect("Cannot parse process stderr as UTF-8")
     }
 }
 
@@ -284,18 +307,8 @@ impl Default for CommandOutput {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             status: CommandStatus::Finished(ExitStatus::default()),
-            stdout: vec![],
-            stderr: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<Output> for CommandOutput {
-    fn from(output: Output) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            status: CommandStatus::Finished(output.status),
-            stdout: output.stdout,
-            stderr: output.stderr,
+            stdout: Some(vec![]),
+            stderr: Some(vec![]),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs
index 690d7318f9420..51c14ff6282bc 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ pub fn get_clang_cl_resource_dir(builder: &Builder<'_>, clang_cl_path: &str) ->
     let mut builtins_locator = command(clang_cl_path);
     builtins_locator.args(["/clang:-print-libgcc-file-name", "/clang:--rtlib=compiler-rt"]);
 
-    let clang_rt_builtins = builtins_locator.capture_stdout().run(builder).stdout();
+    let clang_rt_builtins = builtins_locator.run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
     let clang_rt_builtins = Path::new(clang_rt_builtins.trim());
     assert!(
         clang_rt_builtins.exists(),
@@ -372,9 +372,9 @@ fn lld_flag_no_threads(builder: &Builder<'_>, lld_mode: LldMode, is_windows: boo
     let (windows_flag, other_flag) = LLD_NO_THREADS.get_or_init(|| {
         let newer_version = match lld_mode {
             LldMode::External => {
-                let mut cmd = command("lld").capture_stdout();
+                let mut cmd = command("lld");
                 cmd.arg("-flavor").arg("ld").arg("--version");
-                let out = cmd.run(builder).stdout();
+                let out = cmd.run_capture_stdout(builder).stdout();
                 match (out.find(char::is_numeric), out.find('.')) {
                     (Some(b), Some(e)) => out.as_str()[b..e].parse::<i32>().ok().unwrap_or(14) > 10,
                     _ => true,
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ pub fn get_closest_merge_base_commit(
     author: &str,
     target_paths: &[PathBuf],
 ) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let mut git = git(source_dir).capture_stdout();
+    let mut git = git(source_dir);
 
     let merge_base = get_git_merge_base(config, source_dir).unwrap_or_else(|_| "HEAD".into());
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs
index 28a295e3e2a5a..cef67ae4c371a 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/tarball.rs
@@ -370,11 +370,10 @@ impl<'a> Tarball<'a> {
         if self.builder.rust_info().is_managed_git_subrepository() {
             // %ct means committer date
             let timestamp = helpers::git(Some(&self.builder.src))
-                .capture_stdout()
                 .arg("log")
                 .arg("-1")
                 .arg("--format=%ct")
-                .run(self.builder)
+                .run_capture_stdout(self.builder)
                 .stdout();
             cmd.args(["--override-file-mtime", timestamp.trim()]);
         }