diff --git a/util/str.c b/util/str.c
index a5777cd..71df5ea 100644
--- a/util/str.c
+++ b/util/str.c
@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "util/str.h"
 
+int str_dup(char **out, const char *src) {
+  size_t len;
+  char *dest;
+
+  assert(out != NULL);
+  assert(src != NULL);
+
+  *out = NULL;
+
+  len = strlen(src) + 1;
+  dest = malloc(len);
+
+  if (dest == NULL) {
+    return -ENOMEM;
+  }
+
+  memcpy(dest, src, len);
+  *out = dest;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 bool str_eq(const char *lhs, const char *rhs) {
   if (lhs == NULL || rhs == NULL) {
     return lhs == rhs;
diff --git a/util/str.h b/util/str.h
index 1112b7a..d89f507 100644
--- a/util/str.h
+++ b/util/str.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ struct strbuf {
   size_t pos;
 };
 
+int str_dup(char **dest, const char *src);
 bool str_eq(const char *lhs, const char *rhs);
-
 int str_printf(char **out, const char *fmt, ...)
     gcc_attribute((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 int str_vprintf(char **out, const char *fmt, va_list ap);