diff --git a/src/ce_common.pas b/src/ce_common.pas
index c7a8aea2..0dd66683 100644
--- a/src/ce_common.pas
+++ b/src/ce_common.pas
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ type
     function normalizePath: string;
   end;
 
+  TStringsHelper = class helper for TStrings
+    // Same as text but without the additional line terminator.
+    function strictText: string;
+  end;
+
   (**
    *  TProcess with assign() 'overriden'.
    *)
@@ -456,6 +461,12 @@ begin
   exit(TrimFilename(self));
 end;
 
+function TStringsHelper.strictText: string;
+begin
+  result := self.Text;
+  setLength(result, result.length - self.LineBreak.length);
+end;
+
 procedure TProcessEx.Assign(value: TPersistent);
 var
   src: TProcess;