diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/log/log.go b/pkg/cmd/util/log/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fc443a9b895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/log/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+// A logger implementation with signature compatible with "github.com/golang/glog", but
+// specifically targeted for pretty-printing for end users. Falls back to standard glog.
+// Loosely coupled to glog, some features are not implemented and some new ones were added.
+// Import as
+//   glog "github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/util/log"
+package log
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/openshift/origin/pkg/cmd/util"
+)
+
+const FATAL_EXIT_CODE = 255
+
+// Info logs to the INFO log.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Info(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(infoln, glog.Info, args...)
+}
+
+// Infoln logs to the INFO log.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(infoln, glog.Infoln, args...)
+}
+
+// Infof logs to the INFO log.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logf(infof, glog.Infof, format, args...)
+}
+
+// Success logs to the INFO log.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Success(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(successln, glog.Info, args...)
+}
+
+// Successln logs to the INFO log.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Successln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(successln, glog.Infoln, args...)
+}
+
+// Successf logs to the INFO log.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Successf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logf(successf, glog.Infof, format, args...)
+}
+
+// Warning logs to the WARNING and INFO logs.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Warning(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(warnln, glog.Warning, args...)
+}
+
+// Warningln logs to the WARNING and INFO logs.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Warningln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(warnln, glog.Warningln, args...)
+}
+
+// Warningf logs to the WARNING and INFO logs.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Warningf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logf(warnf, glog.Warningf, format, args...)
+}
+
+// Error logs to the ERROR, WARNING, and INFO logs.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Error(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(errorln, glog.Error, args...)
+}
+
+// Errorln logs to the ERROR, WARNING, and INFO logs.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Errorln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(errorln, glog.Errorln, args...)
+}
+
+// Errorf logs to the ERROR, WARNING, and INFO logs.
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logf(errorf, glog.Errorf, format, args...)
+}
+
+// Fatal logs to the FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, and INFO logs,
+// including a stack trace of all running goroutines, then calls os.Exit(255).
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(fatalln, glog.Fatal, args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalln logs to the FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, and INFO logs,
+// including a stack trace of all running goroutines, then calls os.Exit(255).
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Println; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
+	log(fatalln, glog.Fatalln, args...)
+}
+
+// Fatalf logs to the FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, and INFO logs,
+// including a stack trace of all running goroutines, then calls os.Exit(255).
+// Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Printf; a newline is appended if missing.
+func Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	logf(fatalf, glog.Fatalf, format, args...)
+}
+
+// FatalDepth acts as Fatal but uses depth to determine which call frame to log.
+// FatalDepth(0, "msg") is the same as Fatal("msg").
+func FatalDepth(depth int, args ...interface{}) {
+	log(fatalln, func(args ...interface{}) {
+		glog.FatalDepth(depth, args...)
+	}, args...)
+}
+
+// logging with level specified is always raw
+func V(level glog.Level) glog.Verbose {
+	return glog.V(level)
+}
+
+func log(onTerminal func(args ...interface{}), fallback func(args ...interface{}), args ...interface{}) {
+	out := os.Stdout
+	if util.IsTerminal(out) {
+		onTerminal(args...)
+	} else {
+		fallback(args...)
+	}
+}
+
+func logf(onTerminal func(format string, args ...interface{}), fallback func(format string, args ...interface{}), format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	out := os.Stdout
+	if util.IsTerminal(out) {
+		onTerminal(format, args...)
+	} else {
+		fallback(format, args...)
+	}
+}
+
+func infoln(args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprint(args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_DEFAULT + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_DEFAULT + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func successln(args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprint(args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_GREEN + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func successf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_GREEN + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func warnln(args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprint(args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_YELLOW + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_YELLOW + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func errorln(args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprint(args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_RED + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	s := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	fmt.Println(ANSI_RED + s + ANSI_RESET)
+}
+
+func fatalln(args ...interface{}) {
+	errorln(args...)
+	os.Exit(FATAL_EXIT_CODE)
+}
+
+func fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	errorf(format, args...)
+	os.Exit(FATAL_EXIT_CODE)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/log/log_other.go b/pkg/cmd/util/log/log_other.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e696c1e7ded8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/log/log_other.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build linux,cgo darwin,cgo
+
+package log
+
+const (
+	ANSI_DEFAULT = "\033[39m"
+	ANSI_RED     = "\033[31m"
+	ANSI_GREEN   = "\033[32m"
+	ANSI_YELLOW  = "\033[33m"
+	ANSI_BLUE    = "\033[34m"
+	ANSI_RESET   = "\033[0m"
+)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/log/log_windows.go b/pkg/cmd/util/log/log_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2065dcb11524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/log/log_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// +build !linux,!darwin !cgo
+
+package log
+
+const (
+	ANSI_DEFAULT = ""
+	ANSI_RED     = ""
+	ANSI_GREEN   = ""
+	ANSI_YELLOW  = ""
+	ANSI_BLUE    = ""
+	ANSI_RESET   = ""
+)