diff --git a/app/src/util/process.c b/app/src/util/process.c
index a9af4d67..5d572c26 100644
--- a/app/src/util/process.c
+++ b/app/src/util/process.c
@@ -61,3 +61,18 @@ get_local_file_path(const char *name) {
 
     return file_path;
 }
+
+ssize_t
+read_pipe_all(pipe_t pipe, char *data, size_t len) {
+    size_t copied = 0;
+    while (len > 0) {
+        ssize_t r = read_pipe(pipe, data, len);
+        if (r <= 0) {
+            return copied ? (ssize_t) copied : r;
+        }
+        len -= r;
+        data += r;
+        copied += r;
+    }
+    return copied;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/util/process.h b/app/src/util/process.h
index a21374b6..d6471a16 100644
--- a/app/src/util/process.h
+++ b/app/src/util/process.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ is_regular_file(const char *path);
 ssize_t
 read_pipe(pipe_t pipe, char *data, size_t len);
 
+ssize_t
+read_pipe_all(pipe_t pipe, char *data, size_t len);
+
 void
 close_pipe(pipe_t pipe);