err := externalCommand.Run()

	if err != nil || len(stderr.Bytes()) != 0 {
		return stderr.String(), err
	}

	return strings.TrimSuffix(stdout.String(), "\n"), err
}

func Execute(cmd string, args ...string) error {
	log.Debugf("Running command: %s %s", cmd, strings.Join(args, " "))
	externalCommand := exec.Command(cmd, args...)
	stdout := &bytes.Buffer{}
	stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}

func VerifyOutput(t *testing.T, cmd *cobra.Command, c TestCase) {
	t.Helper()

	cmd.SetArgs(c.Args)

	var out bytes.Buffer
	cmd.SetOut(&out)
	cmd.SetErr(&out)
	cmd.SilenceUsage = true

	fErr := cmd.Execute()
	output := out.String()

	if c.ExpectedOutput != "" && c.ExpectedOutput != output {
		t.Fatalf("Unexpected output for '%s %s'\n got: %q\nwant: %q", cmd.Name(),
			strings.Join(c.Args, " "), output, c.ExpectedOutput)
	}

	t.Helper()

	var out bytes.Buffer
	cmd.SetArgs(c.args)
	cmd.SilenceUsage = true
	cmd.SetOut(&out)
	cmd.SetErr(&out)

	fErr := cmd.Execute()
	output := out.String()

	if c.expectedOutput != "" && c.expectedOutput != output {
		t.Fatalf("Unexpected output for 'istioctl %s'\n got: %q\nwant: %q", strings.Join(c.args, " "), output, c.expectedOutput)
	}

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