def cmd(tgt,
        fun,
        arg=(),
        timeout=None,
        tgt_type='glob',
        ret='',
        kwarg=None,
        ssh=False,
        **kwargs):
    '''
    .. versionchanged:: 2017.7.0
        The ``expr_form`` argument has been renamed to ``tgt_type``, earlier
        releases must use ``expr_form``.

    Assuming this minion is a master, execute a salt command

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' saltutil.cmd
    '''
    cfgfile = __opts__['conf_file']
    client = _get_ssh_or_api_client(cfgfile, ssh)
    fcn_ret = _exec(
        client, tgt, fun, arg, timeout, tgt_type, ret, kwarg, **kwargs)
    # if return is empty, we may have not used the right conf,
    # try with the 'minion relative master configuration counter part
    # if available
    master_cfgfile = '{0}master'.format(cfgfile[:-6])  # remove 'minion'
    if (
        not fcn_ret
        and cfgfile.endswith('{0}{1}'.format(os.path.sep, 'minion'))
        and os.path.exists(master_cfgfile)
    ):
        client = _get_ssh_or_api_client(master_cfgfile, ssh)
        fcn_ret = _exec(
            client, tgt, fun, arg, timeout, tgt_type, ret, kwarg, **kwargs)

    if 'batch' in kwargs:
        old_ret, fcn_ret = fcn_ret, {}
        for key, value in old_ret.items():
            fcn_ret[key] = {
                'out': value.get('out', 'highstate') if isinstance(value, dict) else 'highstate',
                'ret': value,
            }

    return fcn_ret