4 files changed, 6 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/common.go b/cmd/podman/pods/common.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c4195095..000000000
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/common.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-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
-}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go b/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
index ecceda32a..8de0bce9e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/rm.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/parse"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/utils"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func rm(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		errs utils.OutputErrors
 	)
 
-	ids, err := readPodIDFiles(rmOptions.PodIDFiles)
+	ids, err := common.ReadPodIDFiles(rmOptions.PodIDFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/start.go b/cmd/podman/pods/start.go
index 86517190d..97020b360 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/start.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/start.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/parse"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/utils"
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func start(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		errs utils.OutputErrors
 	)
 
-	ids, err := readPodIDFiles(startOptions.PodIDFiles)
+	ids, err := common.ReadPodIDFiles(startOptions.PodIDFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/podman/pods/stop.go b/cmd/podman/pods/stop.go
index fd66488f9..628e8a536 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/pods/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/pods/stop.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/common"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/parse"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/utils"
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func stop(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		stopOptions.Timeout = int(stopOptions.TimeoutCLI)
 	}
 
-	ids, err := readPodIDFiles(stopOptions.PodIDFiles)
+	ids, err := common.ReadPodIDFiles(stopOptions.PodIDFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}