diff --git a/subcmds/forall.py b/subcmds/forall.py
index b874b6d..4ea7db6 100644
--- a/subcmds/forall.py
+++ b/subcmds/forall.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import errno
+import io
 import multiprocessing
 import re
 import os
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@
 
 from color import Coloring
 from command import DEFAULT_LOCAL_JOBS, Command, MirrorSafeCommand, WORKER_BATCH_SIZE
-import platform_utils
 
 _CAN_COLOR = [
     'branch',
@@ -241,7 +241,18 @@
             DoWorkWrapper,
             self.ProjectArgs(projects, mirror, opt, cmd, shell, config),
             chunksize=WORKER_BATCH_SIZE)
-        for r in results_it:
+        first = True
+        for (r, output) in results_it:
+          if output:
+            if first:
+              first = False
+            elif opt.project_header:
+              print()
+            # To simplify the DoWorkWrapper, take care of automatic newlines.
+            end = '\n'
+            if output[-1] == '\n':
+              end = ''
+            print(output, end=end)
           rc = rc or r
           if r != 0 and opt.abort_on_errors:
             raise Exception('Aborting due to previous error')
@@ -326,73 +337,36 @@
     # Allow the user to silently ignore missing checkouts so they can run on
     # partial checkouts (good for infra recovery tools).
     if opt.ignore_missing:
-      return 0
+      return (0, '')
+
+    output = ''
     if ((opt.project_header and opt.verbose)
             or not opt.project_header):
-      print('skipping %s/' % project['relpath'], file=sys.stderr)
-    return 1
+      output = 'skipping %s/' % project['relpath']
+    return (1, output)
 
-  if opt.project_header:
-    stdin = subprocess.PIPE
-    stdout = subprocess.PIPE
-    stderr = subprocess.PIPE
+  if opt.verbose:
+    stderr = subprocess.STDOUT
   else:
-    stdin = None
-    stdout = None
-    stderr = None
+    stderr = subprocess.DEVNULL
 
-  p = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
-                       cwd=cwd,
-                       shell=shell,
-                       env=env,
-                       stdin=stdin,
-                       stdout=stdout,
-                       stderr=stderr)
+  result = subprocess.run(
+      cmd, cwd=cwd, shell=shell, env=env, check=False,
+      encoding='utf-8', errors='replace',
+      stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=stderr)
 
+  output = result.stdout
   if opt.project_header:
-    out = ForallColoring(config)
-    out.redirect(sys.stdout)
-    empty = True
-    errbuf = ''
-
-    p.stdin.close()
-    s_in = platform_utils.FileDescriptorStreams.create()
-    s_in.add(p.stdout, sys.stdout, 'stdout')
-    s_in.add(p.stderr, sys.stderr, 'stderr')
-
-    while not s_in.is_done:
-      in_ready = s_in.select()
-      for s in in_ready:
-        buf = s.read().decode()
-        if not buf:
-          s_in.remove(s)
-          s.close()
-          continue
-
-        if not opt.verbose:
-          if s.std_name == 'stderr':
-            errbuf += buf
-            continue
-
-        if empty and out:
-          if not cnt == 0:
-            out.nl()
-
-          if mirror:
-            project_header_path = project['name']
-          else:
-            project_header_path = project['relpath']
-          out.project('project %s/', project_header_path)
-          out.nl()
-          out.flush()
-          if errbuf:
-            sys.stderr.write(errbuf)
-            sys.stderr.flush()
-            errbuf = ''
-          empty = False
-
-        s.dest.write(buf)
-        s.dest.flush()
-
-  r = p.wait()
-  return r
+    if output:
+      buf = io.StringIO()
+      out = ForallColoring(config)
+      out.redirect(buf)
+      if mirror:
+        project_header_path = project['name']
+      else:
+        project_header_path = project['relpath']
+      out.project('project %s/' % project_header_path)
+      out.nl()
+      buf.write(output)
+      output = buf.getvalue()
+  return (result.returncode, output)