1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
index 0f92dd9a..c406c031 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ sub popen {
          popen_rd(\@cmd);
  }
  
+sub qx {
+        my ($self, @cmd) = @_;
+        my $fh = $self->popen(@cmd);
+        return <$fh> if wantarray;
+        local $/;
+        <$fh>
+}
+
  sub cleanup {
          my ($self) = @_;
          _destroy($self, qw(in out pid));