+function capture(cmd, raw)
+ local f = assert(io.popen(cmd, 'r'))
+ local s = assert(f:read('*a'))
+ f:close()
+ if raw then return s end
+ s = string.gsub(s, '^%s+', '')
+ s = string.gsub(s, '%s+$', '')
+ s = string.gsub(s, '[\n\r]+', ' ')
+ return s
+end
+