Run a shell command from Kotlin

runCommand.kt

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream

fun runCommand(command: String): String {
    return runCatching {
        val stdout = ByteArrayOutputStream()

        exec {
            commandLine(*command.split(' ').toTypedArray())
            standardOutput = stdout
        }

        stdout.toString().trim()
    }.getOrElse { "" }
}