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diff --git a/client/go/util/run_cmd.go b/client/go/util/run_cmd.go
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+// Copyright Yahoo. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
+// Author: arnej
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/vespa-engine/vespa/client/go/trace"
+)
+
+// this is basically shell backticks:
+func GetOutputFromProgram(program string, args ...string) (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command(program, args...)
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &out
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	trace.Debug("running command:", program, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	return out.String(), err
+}