1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/util.go b/libpod/util.go
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index 000000000..0270af07c
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+++ b/libpod/util.go
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+package libpod
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+// WriteFile writes a provided string to a provided path
+func WriteFile(content string, path string) error {
+	baseDir := filepath.Dir(path)
+	if baseDir != "" {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	f, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	f.WriteString(content)
+	f.Sync()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// StringInSlice determines if a string is in a string slice, returns bool
+func StringInSlice(s string, sl []string) bool {
+	for _, i := range sl {
+		if i == s {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}