1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/unix.go b/unix.go
index c4b4828..b4f604f 100644
--- a/unix.go
+++ b/unix.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package repostatus
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
@@ -203,3 +204,11 @@ func VerifyLocalGoRepo(gorepo string) bool {
 	log.Log(INFO, "go directory:", gitDir)
 	return IsDirectory(gitDir)
 }
+
+func readFileToString(filename string) (string, error) {
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(data)), nil
+}