diff --git a/src/cw/lw_put_str.c b/src/cw/lw_put_str.c
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+++ b/src/cw/lw_put_str.c
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+
+#include "lw.h"
+
+/**
+ * Put a string to an output buffer
+ * @param dst Output buffer
+ * @param str zero-terminated string to put
+ * @return number of bytes put
+ */
+int lw_put_str(uint8_t*dst,const uint8_t *str) {
+	return lw_put_data(dst,str,strlen((char*)str));
+}
+
+