diff --git a/cfg_checker/common/other.py b/cfg_checker/common/other.py
index 97030bb..1ff5adf 100644
--- a/cfg_checker/common/other.py
+++ b/cfg_checker/common/other.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import re
+import subprocess
 
 from cfg_checker.common.const import all_roles_map
 
@@ -11,6 +12,15 @@
 pkg_dir = os.path.abspath(pkg_dir)
 
 
+def shell(command):
+    _ps = subprocess.Popen(
+        command.split(),
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE
+    ).communicate()[0].decode()
+
+    return _ps
+
+
 class Utils(object):
     @staticmethod
     def validate_name(fqdn, message=False):