diff --git a/src/kernel/lib/string.c b/src/kernel/lib/string.c
index f9501ae..7b9dcd4 100644
--- a/src/kernel/lib/string.c
+++ b/src/kernel/lib/string.c
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 // Generic String Library
 #define INDEX(s, c) (int)(c-s) 
+
+unsigned int length(char* str) {
+	char* p;
+	for( p = str; *p != '\0'; p++ ) {}
+	return (unsigned int)(p-str);
+}