1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/awall/util.lua b/awall/util.lua
index df6579a..ad067b7 100644
--- a/awall/util.lua
+++ b/awall/util.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 --[[
 Utility module for Alpine Wall
-Copyright (C) 2012-2017 Kaarle Ritvanen
+Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Kaarle Ritvanen
 See LICENSE file for license details
 ]]--
 
 
 local M = {}
 
+local lpc = require('lpc')
+
+
 function M.split(s, sep)
    if s == '' then return {} end
    local res = {}
@@ -150,4 +153,12 @@ function M.printtabular(tbl) M.printtabulars({tbl}) end
 
 function M.printmsg(msg) io.stderr:write(msg..'\n') end
 
+
+function M.run(...)
+   local pid, stdin, stdout = lpc.run(...)
+   stdin:close()
+   stdout:close()
+   return pid
+end
+
 return M