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diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/common.go b/cmd/podman/pods/common.go
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+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/common.go
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+package pods
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// readPodIDFiles reads the specified files and returns their content (i.e.,
+// first line).
+func readPodIDFiles(files []string) ([]string, error) {
+	ids := []string{}
+	for _, podFile := range files {
+		content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(podFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error reading pod ID file")
+		}
+		id := strings.Split(string(content), "\n")[0]
+		ids = append(ids, id)
+	}
+	return ids, nil
+}