diff --git a/_demo_procMan.py b/_demo_procMan.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6896a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_demo_procMan.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    ____  ____  ______       __      __       __       _____
+   / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_     |__  /
+  / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \     /_ <
+ / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / /   ___/ /
+/_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/   /____/
+                German BOS Information Script
+                     by Bastian Schroll
+"""
+
+from boswatch.processManager import ProcessManager
+import logging.config
+logging.config.fileConfig("config/logger_client.ini")
+
+dircmd = ProcessManager("dir", textMode=True)
+dircmd.start(True)
+
+line = dircmd.readline()
+while line is not None:
+    if line is not "":
+        print(line)
+    line = dircmd.readline()
+
+dircmd.stop()
+
+"""
+19.09.2019 10:44:20,170 - processManager  [DEBUG   ] create process instance dir - textMode: True
+19.09.2019 10:44:20,170 - processManager  [DEBUG   ] start new process: ['dir']
+19.09.2019 10:44:20,173 - processManager  [DEBUG   ] process started with PID 17616
+Datentr„ger in Laufwerk C: ist OS
+Volumeseriennummer: ####-####
+Verzeichnis von C:\Git\BOSWatch-Core
+19.09.2019  10:44    <DIR>          .
+19.09.2019  10:44    <DIR>          ..
+11.01.2018  11:24    <DIR>          .cache
+19.09.2019  10:39    <DIR>          .git
+08.03.2019  09:00               665 .gitignore
+19.09.2019  10:44    <DIR>          .idea
+19.09.2019  10:40    <DIR>          boswatch
+11.03.2019  08:45             4.368 bw_client.py
+11.03.2019  08:46             3.993 bw_server.py
+11.03.2019  08:33    <DIR>          config
+08.03.2019  09:00            35.147 LICENSE
+19.09.2019  09:43    <DIR>          log
+08.03.2019  09:00    <DIR>          logo
+11.03.2019  08:33    <DIR>          module
+11.03.2019  08:37    <DIR>          plugin
+08.03.2019  09:00               521 README.md
+19.09.2019  10:44               794 _demo_procMan.py
+08.03.2019  09:00    <DIR>          test
+08.03.2019  09:00    <DIR>          _bin
+05.03.2019  09:46    <DIR>          _docu
+11.03.2019  08:33    <DIR>          _gen
+11.03.2019  08:33    <DIR>          _info
+01.03.2019  13:19    <DIR>          __pycache__
+6 Datei(en),         45.488 Bytes
+17 Verzeichnis(se), 317.487.964.160 Bytes frei
+19.09.2019 10:44:20,182 - processManager  [DEBUG   ] stopping process: dir
+19.09.2019 10:44:20,182 - processManager  [DEBUG   ] process not running: dir
+19.09.2019 10:44:20,183 - processManager  [DEBUG   ] process dir returned 0
+"""
diff --git a/boswatch/processManager.py b/boswatch/processManager.py
index 6f6840d..bed5c08 100644
--- a/boswatch/processManager.py
+++ b/boswatch/processManager.py
@@ -44,20 +44,22 @@ class ProcessManager:
         """!clear all arguments"""
         self._args = self._args[0:1]  # kept first element (process name)
 
-    def start(self):
+    def start(self, startAsShell=False):
         """!start the new process
 
         @return: True or False"""
-        logging.debug("start new process: %s", self._args)
+        logging.debug("start new process: %s %s", self._args[0], self._args[1:])
         try:
             self._processHandle = subprocess.Popen(self._args,
                                                    stdin=self._stdin,
                                                    stdout=self._stdout,
                                                    stderr=self._stderr,
-                                                   universal_newlines=self._textMode)
+                                                   universal_newlines=self._textMode,
+                                                   shell=startAsShell)
             if not self.isRunning:
                 logging.error("cannot start")
                 return False
+            logging.debug("process started with PID %d", self._processHandle.pid)
             return True
 
         except FileNotFoundError:
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ class ProcessManager:
                 pass
         else:
             logging.debug("process not running: %s", self._args[0])
+        logging.debug("process %s returned %d", self._args[0], self._processHandle.returncode)
 
     def readline(self):
         """!Read one line from stdout stream
@@ -83,8 +86,8 @@ class ProcessManager:
                 line = self._processHandle.stdout.readline().strip()
             except UnicodeDecodeError:
                 return None
-            if line != "":
-                return line
+
+            return line
         return None
 
     def setStdin(self, stdin):
@@ -118,4 +121,3 @@ class ProcessManager:
             if self._processHandle.poll() is None:
                 return True
         return False
-