Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/adt/hash_table.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/adt/hash_table.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/adt/hash_table.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 
 /** Create chained hash table.
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/clipboard.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/clipboard.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/clipboard.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
 #include <ipc/clipboard.h>
 #include <async.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/devmap.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/devmap.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/devmap.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
  */
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <ipc/ipc.h>
 #include <ipc/services.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/getopt.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/getopt.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/getopt.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 
 /* HelenOS Port : We're incorporating only the modern getopt_long with wrappers
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/asprintf.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/asprintf.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/asprintf.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <io/printf_core.h>
 
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/io.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/io.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/io.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <bool.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/klog.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/klog.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/klog.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
 
 #include <libc.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/printf_core.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/printf_core.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/printf_core.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 #include <io/printf_core.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 
 /** show prefixes 0x or 0 */
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/vprintf.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/vprintf.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/vprintf.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 #include <futex.h>
 #include <async.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 
 static atomic_t printf_futex = FUTEX_INITIALIZER;
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/vsnprintf.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/vsnprintf.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/io/vsnprintf.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <io/printf_core.h>
 #include <errno.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/loader.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/loader.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/loader.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 #include <libc.h>
 #include <task.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <async.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/str.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/str.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/str.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -0,0 +1,982 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Martin Decky
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Jiri Svoboda
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *
+ * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+/** @addtogroup libc
+ * @{
+ */
+/** @file
+ */
+
+#include <str.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <align.h>
+#include <mem.h>
+#include <str.h>
+
+/** Byte mask consisting of lowest @n bits (out of 8) */
+#define LO_MASK_8(n)  ((uint8_t) ((1 << (n)) - 1))
+
+/** Byte mask consisting of lowest @n bits (out of 32) */
+#define LO_MASK_32(n)  ((uint32_t) ((1 << (n)) - 1))
+
+/** Byte mask consisting of highest @n bits (out of 8) */
+#define HI_MASK_8(n)  (~LO_MASK_8(8 - (n)))
+
+/** Number of data bits in a UTF-8 continuation byte */
+#define CONT_BITS  6
+
+/** Decode a single character from a string.
+ *
+ * Decode a single character from a string of size @a size. Decoding starts
+ * at @a offset and this offset is moved to the beginning of the next
+ * character. In case of decoding error, offset generally advances at least
+ * by one. However, offset is never moved beyond size.
+ *
+ * @param str    String (not necessarily NULL-terminated).
+ * @param offset Byte offset in string where to start decoding.
+ * @param size   Size of the string (in bytes).
+ *
+ * @return Value of decoded character, U_SPECIAL on decoding error or
+ *         NULL if attempt to decode beyond @a size.
+ *
+ */
+wchar_t str_decode(const char *str, size_t *offset, size_t size)
+{
+	if (*offset + 1 > size)
+		return 0;
+	
+	/* First byte read from string */
+	uint8_t b0 = (uint8_t) str[(*offset)++];
+	
+	/* Determine code length */
+	
+	unsigned int b0_bits;  /* Data bits in first byte */
+	unsigned int cbytes;   /* Number of continuation bytes */
+	
+	if ((b0 & 0x80) == 0) {
+		/* 0xxxxxxx (Plain ASCII) */
+		b0_bits = 7;
+		cbytes = 0;
+	} else if ((b0 & 0xe0) == 0xc0) {
+		/* 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx */
+		b0_bits = 5;
+		cbytes = 1;
+	} else if ((b0 & 0xf0) == 0xe0) {
+		/* 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx */
+		b0_bits = 4;
+		cbytes = 2;
+	} else if ((b0 & 0xf8) == 0xf0) {
+		/* 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx */
+		b0_bits = 3;
+		cbytes = 3;
+	} else {
+		/* 10xxxxxx -- unexpected continuation byte */
+		return U_SPECIAL;
+	}
+	
+	if (*offset + cbytes > size)
+		return U_SPECIAL;
+	
+	wchar_t ch = b0 & LO_MASK_8(b0_bits);
+	
+	/* Decode continuation bytes */
+	while (cbytes > 0) {
+		uint8_t b = (uint8_t) str[(*offset)++];
+		
+		/* Must be 10xxxxxx */
+		if ((b & 0xc0) != 0x80)
+			return U_SPECIAL;
+		
+		/* Shift data bits to ch */
+		ch = (ch << CONT_BITS) | (wchar_t) (b & LO_MASK_8(CONT_BITS));
+		cbytes--;
+	}
+	
+	return ch;
+}
+
+/** Encode a single character to string representation.
+ *
+ * Encode a single character to string representation (i.e. UTF-8) and store
+ * it into a buffer at @a offset. Encoding starts at @a offset and this offset
+ * is moved to the position where the next character can be written to.
+ *
+ * @param ch     Input character.
+ * @param str    Output buffer.
+ * @param offset Byte offset where to start writing.
+ * @param size   Size of the output buffer (in bytes).
+ *
+ * @return EOK if the character was encoded successfully, EOVERFLOW if there
+ *         was not enough space in the output buffer or EINVAL if the character
+ *         code was invalid.
+ */
+int chr_encode(const wchar_t ch, char *str, size_t *offset, size_t size)
+{
+	if (*offset >= size)
+		return EOVERFLOW;
+	
+	if (!chr_check(ch))
+		return EINVAL;
+	
+	/* Unsigned version of ch (bit operations should only be done
+	   on unsigned types). */
+	uint32_t cc = (uint32_t) ch;
+	
+	/* Determine how many continuation bytes are needed */
+	
+	unsigned int b0_bits;  /* Data bits in first byte */
+	unsigned int cbytes;   /* Number of continuation bytes */
+	
+	if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(7)) == 0) {
+		b0_bits = 7;
+		cbytes = 0;
+	} else if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(11)) == 0) {
+		b0_bits = 5;
+		cbytes = 1;
+	} else if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(16)) == 0) {
+		b0_bits = 4;
+		cbytes = 2;
+	} else if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(21)) == 0) {
+		b0_bits = 3;
+		cbytes = 3;
+	} else {
+		/* Codes longer than 21 bits are not supported */
+		return EINVAL;
+	}
+	
+	/* Check for available space in buffer */
+	if (*offset + cbytes >= size)
+		return EOVERFLOW;
+	
+	/* Encode continuation bytes */
+	unsigned int i;
+	for (i = cbytes; i > 0; i--) {
+		str[*offset + i] = 0x80 | (cc & LO_MASK_32(CONT_BITS));
+		cc = cc >> CONT_BITS;
+	}
+	
+	/* Encode first byte */
+	str[*offset] = (cc & LO_MASK_32(b0_bits)) | HI_MASK_8(8 - b0_bits - 1);
+	
+	/* Advance offset */
+	*offset += cbytes + 1;
+	
+	return EOK;
+}
+
+/** Get size of string.
+ *
+ * Get the number of bytes which are used by the string @a str (excluding the
+ * NULL-terminator).
+ *
+ * @param str String to consider.
+ *
+ * @return Number of bytes used by the string
+ *
+ */
+size_t str_size(const char *str)
+{
+	size_t size = 0;
+	
+	while (*str++ != 0)
+		size++;
+	
+	return size;
+}
+
+/** Get size of wide string.
+ *
+ * Get the number of bytes which are used by the wide string @a str (excluding the
+ * NULL-terminator).
+ *
+ * @param str Wide string to consider.
+ *
+ * @return Number of bytes used by the wide string
+ *
+ */
+size_t wstr_size(const wchar_t *str)
+{
+	return (wstr_length(str) * sizeof(wchar_t));
+}
+
+/** Get size of string with length limit.
+ *
+ * Get the number of bytes which are used by up to @a max_len first
+ * characters in the string @a str. If @a max_len is greater than
+ * the length of @a str, the entire string is measured (excluding the
+ * NULL-terminator).
+ *
+ * @param str     String to consider.
+ * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to measure.
+ *
+ * @return Number of bytes used by the characters.
+ *
+ */
+size_t str_lsize(const char *str, size_t max_len)
+{
+	size_t len = 0;
+	size_t offset = 0;
+	
+	while (len < max_len) {
+		if (str_decode(str, &offset, STR_NO_LIMIT) == 0)
+			break;
+		
+		len++;
+	}
+	
+	return offset;
+}
+
+/** Get size of wide string with length limit.
+ *
+ * Get the number of bytes which are used by up to @a max_len first
+ * wide characters in the wide string @a str. If @a max_len is greater than
+ * the length of @a str, the entire wide string is measured (excluding the
+ * NULL-terminator).
+ *
+ * @param str     Wide string to consider.
+ * @param max_len Maximum number of wide characters to measure.
+ *
+ * @return Number of bytes used by the wide characters.
+ *
+ */
+size_t wstr_lsize(const wchar_t *str, size_t max_len)
+{
+	return (wstr_nlength(str, max_len * sizeof(wchar_t)) * sizeof(wchar_t));
+}
+
+/** Get number of characters in a string.
+ *
+ * @param str NULL-terminated string.
+ *
+ * @return Number of characters in string.
+ *
+ */
+size_t str_length(const char *str)
+{
+	size_t len = 0;
+	size_t offset = 0;
+	
+	while (str_decode(str, &offset, STR_NO_LIMIT) != 0)
+		len++;
+	
+	return len;
+}
+
+/** Get number of characters in a wide string.
+ *
+ * @param str NULL-terminated wide string.
+ *
+ * @return Number of characters in @a str.
+ *
+ */
+size_t wstr_length(const wchar_t *wstr)
+{
+	size_t len = 0;
+	
+	while (*wstr++ != 0)
+		len++;
+	
+	return len;
+}
+
+/** Get number of characters in a string with size limit.
+ *
+ * @param str  NULL-terminated string.
+ * @param size Maximum number of bytes to consider.
+ *
+ * @return Number of characters in string.
+ *
+ */
+size_t str_nlength(const char *str, size_t size)
+{
+	size_t len = 0;
+	size_t offset = 0;
+	
+	while (str_decode(str, &offset, size) != 0)
+		len++;
+	
+	return len;
+}
+
+/** Get number of characters in a string with size limit.
+ *
+ * @param str  NULL-terminated string.
+ * @param size Maximum number of bytes to consider.
+ *
+ * @return Number of characters in string.
+ *
+ */
+size_t wstr_nlength(const wchar_t *str, size_t size)
+{
+	size_t len = 0;
+	size_t limit = ALIGN_DOWN(size, sizeof(wchar_t));
+	size_t offset = 0;
+	
+	while ((offset < limit) && (*str++ != 0)) {
+		len++;
+		offset += sizeof(wchar_t);
+	}
+	
+	return len;
+}
+
+/** Check whether character is plain ASCII.
+ *
+ * @return True if character is plain ASCII.
+ *
+ */
+bool ascii_check(wchar_t ch)
+{
+	if ((ch >= 0) && (ch <= 127))
+		return true;
+	
+	return false;
+}
+
+/** Check whether character is valid
+ *
+ * @return True if character is a valid Unicode code point.
+ *
+ */
+bool chr_check(wchar_t ch)
+{
+	if ((ch >= 0) && (ch <= 1114111))
+		return true;
+	
+	return false;
+}
+
+/** Compare two NULL terminated strings.
+ *
+ * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
+ * characters on the minimum of their lengths.
+ *
+ * @param s1 First string to compare.
+ * @param s2 Second string to compare.
+ *
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
+ *         1 if second smaller.
+ *
+ */
+int str_cmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+	wchar_t c1 = 0;
+	wchar_t c2 = 0;
+	
+	size_t off1 = 0;
+	size_t off2 = 0;
+
+	while (true) {
+		c1 = str_decode(s1, &off1, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+		c2 = str_decode(s2, &off2, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+
+		if (c1 < c2)
+			return -1;
+		
+		if (c1 > c2)
+			return 1;
+
+		if (c1 == 0 || c2 == 0)
+			break;		
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/** Compare two NULL terminated strings with length limit.
+ *
+ * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
+ * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
+ * characters on the minimum of their lengths and the length limit.
+ *
+ * @param s1      First string to compare.
+ * @param s2      Second string to compare.
+ * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to consider.
+ *
+ * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
+ *         1 if second smaller.
+ *
+ */
+int str_lcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t max_len)
+{
+	wchar_t c1 = 0;
+	wchar_t c2 = 0;
+	
+	size_t off1 = 0;
+	size_t off2 = 0;
+	
+	size_t len = 0;
+
+	while (true) {
+		if (len >= max_len)
+			break;
+
+		c1 = str_decode(s1, &off1, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+		c2 = str_decode(s2, &off2, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+
+		if (c1 < c2)
+			return -1;
+
+		if (c1 > c2)
+			return 1;
+
+		if (c1 == 0 || c2 == 0)
+			break;
+
+		++len;	
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+/** Copy string.
+ *
+ * Copy source string @a src to destination buffer @a dest.
+ * No more than @a size bytes are written. If the size of the output buffer
+ * is at least one byte, the output string will always be well-formed, i.e.
+ * null-terminated and containing only complete characters.
+ *
+ * @param dest   Destination buffer.
+ * @param count Size of the destination buffer (must be > 0).
+ * @param src   Source string.
+ */
+void str_cpy(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src)
+{
+	wchar_t ch;
+	size_t src_off;
+	size_t dest_off;
+
+	/* There must be space for a null terminator in the buffer. */
+	assert(size > 0);
+	
+	src_off = 0;
+	dest_off = 0;
+
+	while ((ch = str_decode(src, &src_off, STR_NO_LIMIT)) != 0) {
+		if (chr_encode(ch, dest, &dest_off, size - 1) != EOK)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	dest[dest_off] = '\0';
+}
+
+/** Copy size-limited substring.
+ *
+ * Copy prefix of string @a src of max. size @a size to destination buffer
+ * @a dest. No more than @a size bytes are written. The output string will
+ * always be well-formed, i.e. null-terminated and containing only complete
+ * characters.
+ *
+ * No more than @a n bytes are read from the input string, so it does not
+ * have to be null-terminated.
+ *
+ * @param dest   Destination buffer.
+ * @param count Size of the destination buffer (must be > 0).
+ * @param src   Source string.
+ * @param n	Maximum number of bytes to read from @a src.
+ */
+void str_ncpy(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src, size_t n)
+{
+	wchar_t ch;
+	size_t src_off;
+	size_t dest_off;
+
+	/* There must be space for a null terminator in the buffer. */
+	assert(size > 0);
+	
+	src_off = 0;
+	dest_off = 0;
+
+	while ((ch = str_decode(src, &src_off, n)) != 0) {
+		if (chr_encode(ch, dest, &dest_off, size - 1) != EOK)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	dest[dest_off] = '\0';
+}
+
+/** Append one string to another.
+ *
+ * Append source string @a src to string in destination buffer @a dest.
+ * Size of the destination buffer is @a dest. If the size of the output buffer
+ * is at least one byte, the output string will always be well-formed, i.e.
+ * null-terminated and containing only complete characters.
+ *
+ * @param dest   Destination buffer.
+ * @param count Size of the destination buffer.
+ * @param src   Source string.
+ */
+void str_append(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src)
+{
+	size_t dstr_size;
+
+	dstr_size = str_size(dest);
+	str_cpy(dest + dstr_size, size - dstr_size, src);
+}
+
+/** Convert wide string to string.
+ *
+ * Convert wide string @a src to string. The output is written to the buffer
+ * specified by @a dest and @a size. @a size must be non-zero and the string
+ * written will always be well-formed.
+ *
+ * @param dest	Destination buffer.
+ * @param size	Size of the destination buffer.
+ * @param src	Source wide string.
+ */
+void wstr_to_str(char *dest, size_t size, const wchar_t *src)
+{
+	wchar_t ch;
+	size_t src_idx;
+	size_t dest_off;
+
+	/* There must be space for a null terminator in the buffer. */
+	assert(size > 0);
+	
+	src_idx = 0;
+	dest_off = 0;
+
+	while ((ch = src[src_idx++]) != 0) {
+		if (chr_encode(ch, dest, &dest_off, size - 1) != EOK)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	dest[dest_off] = '\0';
+}
+
+/** Convert wide string to new string.
+ *
+ * Convert wide string @a src to string. Space for the new string is allocated
+ * on the heap.
+ *
+ * @param src	Source wide string.
+ * @return	New string.
+ */
+char *wstr_to_astr(const wchar_t *src)
+{
+	char dbuf[STR_BOUNDS(1)];
+	char *str;
+	wchar_t ch;
+
+	size_t src_idx;
+	size_t dest_off;
+	size_t dest_size;
+
+	/* Compute size of encoded string. */
+
+	src_idx = 0;
+	dest_size = 0;
+
+	while ((ch = src[src_idx++]) != 0) {
+		dest_off = 0;
+		if (chr_encode(ch, dbuf, &dest_off, STR_BOUNDS(1)) != EOK)
+			break;
+		dest_size += dest_off;
+	}
+
+	str = malloc(dest_size + 1);
+	if (str == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Encode string. */
+
+	src_idx = 0;
+	dest_off = 0;
+
+	while ((ch = src[src_idx++]) != 0) {
+		if (chr_encode(ch, str, &dest_off, dest_size) != EOK)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	str[dest_size] = '\0';
+	return str;
+}
+
+
+/** Convert string to wide string.
+ *
+ * Convert string @a src to wide string. The output is written to the
+ * buffer specified by @a dest and @a dlen. @a dlen must be non-zero
+ * and the wide string written will always be null-terminated.
+ *
+ * @param dest	Destination buffer.
+ * @param dlen	Length of destination buffer (number of wchars).
+ * @param src	Source string.
+ */
+void str_to_wstr(wchar_t *dest, size_t dlen, const char *src)
+{
+	size_t offset;
+	size_t di;
+	wchar_t c;
+
+	assert(dlen > 0);
+
+	offset = 0;
+	di = 0;
+
+	do {
+		if (di >= dlen - 1)
+			break;
+
+		c = str_decode(src, &offset, STR_NO_LIMIT);
+		dest[di++] = c;
+	} while (c != '\0');
+
+	dest[dlen - 1] = '\0';
+}
+
+/** Find first occurence of character in string.
+ *
+ * @param str String to search.
+ * @param ch  Character to look for.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to character in @a str or NULL if not found.
+ */
+char *str_chr(const char *str, wchar_t ch)
+{
+	wchar_t acc;
+	size_t off = 0;
+	size_t last = 0;
+	
+	while ((acc = str_decode(str, &off, STR_NO_LIMIT)) != 0) {
+		if (acc == ch)
+			return (char *) (str + last);
+		last = off;
+	}
+	
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/** Find last occurence of character in string.
+ *
+ * @param str String to search.
+ * @param ch  Character to look for.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to character in @a str or NULL if not found.
+ */
+char *str_rchr(const char *str, wchar_t ch)
+{
+	wchar_t acc;
+	size_t off = 0;
+	size_t last = 0;
+	const char *res = NULL;
+	
+	while ((acc = str_decode(str, &off, STR_NO_LIMIT)) != 0) {
+		if (acc == ch)
+			res = (str + last);
+		last = off;
+	}
+	
+	return (char *) res;
+}
+
+/** Insert a wide character into a wide string.
+ *
+ * Insert a wide character into a wide string at position
+ * @a pos. The characters after the position are shifted.
+ *
+ * @param str     String to insert to.
+ * @param ch      Character to insert to.
+ * @param pos     Character index where to insert.
+ @ @param max_pos Characters in the buffer.
+ *
+ * @return True if the insertion was sucessful, false if the position
+ *         is out of bounds.
+ *
+ */
+bool wstr_linsert(wchar_t *str, wchar_t ch, size_t pos, size_t max_pos)
+{
+	size_t len = wstr_length(str);
+	
+	if ((pos > len) || (pos + 1 > max_pos))
+		return false;
+	
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = len; i + 1 > pos; i--)
+		str[i + 1] = str[i];
+	
+	str[pos] = ch;
+	
+	return true;
+}
+
+/** Remove a wide character from a wide string.
+ *
+ * Remove a wide character from a wide string at position
+ * @a pos. The characters after the position are shifted.
+ *
+ * @param str String to remove from.
+ * @param pos Character index to remove.
+ *
+ * @return True if the removal was sucessful, false if the position
+ *         is out of bounds.
+ *
+ */
+bool wstr_remove(wchar_t *str, size_t pos)
+{
+	size_t len = wstr_length(str);
+	
+	if (pos >= len)
+		return false;
+	
+	size_t i;
+	for (i = pos + 1; i <= len; i++)
+		str[i - 1] = str[i];
+	
+	return true;
+}
+
+int stricmp(const char *a, const char *b)
+{
+	int c = 0;
+	
+	while (a[c] && b[c] && (!(tolower(a[c]) - tolower(b[c]))))
+		c++;
+	
+	return (tolower(a[c]) - tolower(b[c]));
+}
+
+/** Convert string to a number. 
+ * Core of strtol and strtoul functions.
+ *
+ * @param nptr		Pointer to string.
+ * @param endptr	If not NULL, function stores here pointer to the first
+ * 			invalid character.
+ * @param base		Zero or number between 2 and 36 inclusive.
+ * @param sgn		It's set to 1 if minus found.
+ * @return		Result of conversion.
+ */
+static unsigned long
+_strtoul(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base, char *sgn)
+{
+	unsigned char c;
+	unsigned long result = 0;
+	unsigned long a, b;
+	const char *str = nptr;
+	const char *tmpptr;
+	
+	while (isspace(*str))
+		str++;
+	
+	if (*str == '-') {
+		*sgn = 1;
+		++str;
+	} else if (*str == '+')
+		++str;
+	
+	if (base) {
+		if ((base == 1) || (base > 36)) {
+			/* FIXME: set errno to EINVAL */
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if ((base == 16) && (*str == '0') && ((str[1] == 'x') ||
+		    (str[1] == 'X'))) {
+			str += 2;
+		}
+	} else {
+		base = 10;
+		
+		if (*str == '0') {
+			base = 8;
+			if ((str[1] == 'X') || (str[1] == 'x'))  {
+				base = 16;
+				str += 2;
+			}
+		} 
+	}
+	
+	tmpptr = str;
+
+	while (*str) {
+		c = *str;
+		c = (c >= 'a' ? c - 'a' + 10 : (c >= 'A' ? c - 'A' + 10 :
+		    (c <= '9' ? c - '0' : 0xff)));
+		if (c > base) {
+			break;
+		}
+		
+		a = (result & 0xff) * base + c;
+		b = (result >> 8) * base + (a >> 8);
+		
+		if (b > (ULONG_MAX >> 8)) {
+			/* overflow */
+			/* FIXME: errno = ERANGE*/
+			return ULONG_MAX;
+		}
+	
+		result = (b << 8) + (a & 0xff);
+		++str;
+	}
+	
+	if (str == tmpptr) {
+		/*
+		 * No number was found => first invalid character is the first
+		 * character of the string.
+		 */
+		/* FIXME: set errno to EINVAL */
+		str = nptr;
+		result = 0;
+	}
+	
+	if (endptr)
+		*endptr = (char *) str;
+
+	if (nptr == str) { 
+		/*FIXME: errno = EINVAL*/
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+/** Convert initial part of string to long int according to given base.
+ * The number may begin with an arbitrary number of whitespaces followed by
+ * optional sign (`+' or `-'). If the base is 0 or 16, the prefix `0x' may be
+ * inserted and the number will be taken as hexadecimal one. If the base is 0
+ * and the number begin with a zero, number will be taken as octal one (as with
+ * base 8). Otherwise the base 0 is taken as decimal.
+ *
+ * @param nptr		Pointer to string.
+ * @param endptr	If not NULL, function stores here pointer to the first
+ * 			invalid character.
+ * @param base		Zero or number between 2 and 36 inclusive.
+ * @return		Result of conversion.
+ */
+long int strtol(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
+{
+	char sgn = 0;
+	unsigned long number = 0;
+	
+	number = _strtoul(nptr, endptr, base, &sgn);
+
+	if (number > LONG_MAX) {
+		if ((sgn) && (number == (unsigned long) (LONG_MAX) + 1)) {
+			/* FIXME: set 0 to errno */
+			return number;		
+		}
+		/* FIXME: set ERANGE to errno */
+		return (sgn ? LONG_MIN : LONG_MAX);	
+	}
+	
+	return (sgn ? -number : number);
+}
+
+char *str_dup(const char *src)
+{
+	size_t size = str_size(src);
+	void *dest = malloc(size + 1);
+	
+	if (dest == NULL)
+		return (char *) NULL;
+	
+	return (char *) memcpy(dest, src, size + 1);
+}
+
+char *str_ndup(const char *src, size_t max_size)
+{
+	size_t size = str_size(src);
+	if (size > max_size)
+		size = max_size;
+	
+	char *dest = (char *) malloc(size + 1);
+	
+	if (dest == NULL)
+		return (char *) NULL;
+	
+	memcpy(dest, src, size);
+	dest[size] = 0;
+	return dest;
+}
+
+
+/** Convert initial part of string to unsigned long according to given base.
+ * The number may begin with an arbitrary number of whitespaces followed by
+ * optional sign (`+' or `-'). If the base is 0 or 16, the prefix `0x' may be
+ * inserted and the number will be taken as hexadecimal one. If the base is 0
+ * and the number begin with a zero, number will be taken as octal one (as with
+ * base 8). Otherwise the base 0 is taken as decimal.
+ *
+ * @param nptr		Pointer to string.
+ * @param endptr	If not NULL, function stores here pointer to the first
+ * 			invalid character
+ * @param base		Zero or number between 2 and 36 inclusive.
+ * @return		Result of conversion.
+ */
+unsigned long strtoul(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
+{
+	char sgn = 0;
+	unsigned long number = 0;
+	
+	number = _strtoul(nptr, endptr, base, &sgn);
+
+	return (sgn ? -number : number);
+}
+
+char *strtok(char *s, const char *delim)
+{
+	static char *next;
+
+	return strtok_r(s, delim, &next);
+}
+
+char *strtok_r(char *s, const char *delim, char **next)
+{
+	char *start, *end;
+
+	if (s == NULL)
+		s = *next;
+
+	/* Skip over leading delimiters. */
+	while (*s && (str_chr(delim, *s) != NULL)) ++s;
+	start = s;
+
+	/* Skip over token characters. */
+	while (*s && (str_chr(delim, *s) == NULL)) ++s;
+	end = s;
+	*next = (*s ? s + 1 : s);
+
+	if (start == end) {
+		return NULL;	/* No more tokens. */
+	}
+
+	/* Overwrite delimiter with NULL terminator. */
+	*end = '\0';
+	return start;
+}
+
+/** @}
+ */
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/string.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/string.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,982 +1,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2005 Martin Decky
- * Copyright (c) 2008 Jiri Svoboda
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *
- * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * - The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
- *   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
- * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
- * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
- * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
- * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-/** @addtogroup libc
- * @{
- */
-/** @file
- */
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <malloc.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <align.h>
-#include <mem.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-/** Byte mask consisting of lowest @n bits (out of 8) */
-#define LO_MASK_8(n)  ((uint8_t) ((1 << (n)) - 1))
-
-/** Byte mask consisting of lowest @n bits (out of 32) */
-#define LO_MASK_32(n)  ((uint32_t) ((1 << (n)) - 1))
-
-/** Byte mask consisting of highest @n bits (out of 8) */
-#define HI_MASK_8(n)  (~LO_MASK_8(8 - (n)))
-
-/** Number of data bits in a UTF-8 continuation byte */
-#define CONT_BITS  6
-
-/** Decode a single character from a string.
- *
- * Decode a single character from a string of size @a size. Decoding starts
- * at @a offset and this offset is moved to the beginning of the next
- * character. In case of decoding error, offset generally advances at least
- * by one. However, offset is never moved beyond size.
- *
- * @param str    String (not necessarily NULL-terminated).
- * @param offset Byte offset in string where to start decoding.
- * @param size   Size of the string (in bytes).
- *
- * @return Value of decoded character, U_SPECIAL on decoding error or
- *         NULL if attempt to decode beyond @a size.
- *
- */
-wchar_t str_decode(const char *str, size_t *offset, size_t size)
-{
-	if (*offset + 1 > size)
-		return 0;
-	
-	/* First byte read from string */
-	uint8_t b0 = (uint8_t) str[(*offset)++];
-	
-	/* Determine code length */
-	
-	unsigned int b0_bits;  /* Data bits in first byte */
-	unsigned int cbytes;   /* Number of continuation bytes */
-	
-	if ((b0 & 0x80) == 0) {
-		/* 0xxxxxxx (Plain ASCII) */
-		b0_bits = 7;
-		cbytes = 0;
-	} else if ((b0 & 0xe0) == 0xc0) {
-		/* 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx */
-		b0_bits = 5;
-		cbytes = 1;
-	} else if ((b0 & 0xf0) == 0xe0) {
-		/* 1110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx */
-		b0_bits = 4;
-		cbytes = 2;
-	} else if ((b0 & 0xf8) == 0xf0) {
-		/* 11110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx */
-		b0_bits = 3;
-		cbytes = 3;
-	} else {
-		/* 10xxxxxx -- unexpected continuation byte */
-		return U_SPECIAL;
-	}
-	
-	if (*offset + cbytes > size)
-		return U_SPECIAL;
-	
-	wchar_t ch = b0 & LO_MASK_8(b0_bits);
-	
-	/* Decode continuation bytes */
-	while (cbytes > 0) {
-		uint8_t b = (uint8_t) str[(*offset)++];
-		
-		/* Must be 10xxxxxx */
-		if ((b & 0xc0) != 0x80)
-			return U_SPECIAL;
-		
-		/* Shift data bits to ch */
-		ch = (ch << CONT_BITS) | (wchar_t) (b & LO_MASK_8(CONT_BITS));
-		cbytes--;
-	}
-	
-	return ch;
-}
-
-/** Encode a single character to string representation.
- *
- * Encode a single character to string representation (i.e. UTF-8) and store
- * it into a buffer at @a offset. Encoding starts at @a offset and this offset
- * is moved to the position where the next character can be written to.
- *
- * @param ch     Input character.
- * @param str    Output buffer.
- * @param offset Byte offset where to start writing.
- * @param size   Size of the output buffer (in bytes).
- *
- * @return EOK if the character was encoded successfully, EOVERFLOW if there
- *         was not enough space in the output buffer or EINVAL if the character
- *         code was invalid.
- */
-int chr_encode(const wchar_t ch, char *str, size_t *offset, size_t size)
-{
-	if (*offset >= size)
-		return EOVERFLOW;
-	
-	if (!chr_check(ch))
-		return EINVAL;
-	
-	/* Unsigned version of ch (bit operations should only be done
-	   on unsigned types). */
-	uint32_t cc = (uint32_t) ch;
-	
-	/* Determine how many continuation bytes are needed */
-	
-	unsigned int b0_bits;  /* Data bits in first byte */
-	unsigned int cbytes;   /* Number of continuation bytes */
-	
-	if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(7)) == 0) {
-		b0_bits = 7;
-		cbytes = 0;
-	} else if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(11)) == 0) {
-		b0_bits = 5;
-		cbytes = 1;
-	} else if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(16)) == 0) {
-		b0_bits = 4;
-		cbytes = 2;
-	} else if ((cc & ~LO_MASK_32(21)) == 0) {
-		b0_bits = 3;
-		cbytes = 3;
-	} else {
-		/* Codes longer than 21 bits are not supported */
-		return EINVAL;
-	}
-	
-	/* Check for available space in buffer */
-	if (*offset + cbytes >= size)
-		return EOVERFLOW;
-	
-	/* Encode continuation bytes */
-	unsigned int i;
-	for (i = cbytes; i > 0; i--) {
-		str[*offset + i] = 0x80 | (cc & LO_MASK_32(CONT_BITS));
-		cc = cc >> CONT_BITS;
-	}
-	
-	/* Encode first byte */
-	str[*offset] = (cc & LO_MASK_32(b0_bits)) | HI_MASK_8(8 - b0_bits - 1);
-	
-	/* Advance offset */
-	*offset += cbytes + 1;
-	
-	return EOK;
-}
-
-/** Get size of string.
- *
- * Get the number of bytes which are used by the string @a str (excluding the
- * NULL-terminator).
- *
- * @param str String to consider.
- *
- * @return Number of bytes used by the string
- *
- */
-size_t str_size(const char *str)
-{
-	size_t size = 0;
-	
-	while (*str++ != 0)
-		size++;
-	
-	return size;
-}
-
-/** Get size of wide string.
- *
- * Get the number of bytes which are used by the wide string @a str (excluding the
- * NULL-terminator).
- *
- * @param str Wide string to consider.
- *
- * @return Number of bytes used by the wide string
- *
- */
-size_t wstr_size(const wchar_t *str)
-{
-	return (wstr_length(str) * sizeof(wchar_t));
-}
-
-/** Get size of string with length limit.
- *
- * Get the number of bytes which are used by up to @a max_len first
- * characters in the string @a str. If @a max_len is greater than
- * the length of @a str, the entire string is measured (excluding the
- * NULL-terminator).
- *
- * @param str     String to consider.
- * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to measure.
- *
- * @return Number of bytes used by the characters.
- *
- */
-size_t str_lsize(const char *str, size_t max_len)
-{
-	size_t len = 0;
-	size_t offset = 0;
-	
-	while (len < max_len) {
-		if (str_decode(str, &offset, STR_NO_LIMIT) == 0)
-			break;
-		
-		len++;
-	}
-	
-	return offset;
-}
-
-/** Get size of wide string with length limit.
- *
- * Get the number of bytes which are used by up to @a max_len first
- * wide characters in the wide string @a str. If @a max_len is greater than
- * the length of @a str, the entire wide string is measured (excluding the
- * NULL-terminator).
- *
- * @param str     Wide string to consider.
- * @param max_len Maximum number of wide characters to measure.
- *
- * @return Number of bytes used by the wide characters.
- *
- */
-size_t wstr_lsize(const wchar_t *str, size_t max_len)
-{
-	return (wstr_nlength(str, max_len * sizeof(wchar_t)) * sizeof(wchar_t));
-}
-
-/** Get number of characters in a string.
- *
- * @param str NULL-terminated string.
- *
- * @return Number of characters in string.
- *
- */
-size_t str_length(const char *str)
-{
-	size_t len = 0;
-	size_t offset = 0;
-	
-	while (str_decode(str, &offset, STR_NO_LIMIT) != 0)
-		len++;
-	
-	return len;
-}
-
-/** Get number of characters in a wide string.
- *
- * @param str NULL-terminated wide string.
- *
- * @return Number of characters in @a str.
- *
- */
-size_t wstr_length(const wchar_t *wstr)
-{
-	size_t len = 0;
-	
-	while (*wstr++ != 0)
-		len++;
-	
-	return len;
-}
-
-/** Get number of characters in a string with size limit.
- *
- * @param str  NULL-terminated string.
- * @param size Maximum number of bytes to consider.
- *
- * @return Number of characters in string.
- *
- */
-size_t str_nlength(const char *str, size_t size)
-{
-	size_t len = 0;
-	size_t offset = 0;
-	
-	while (str_decode(str, &offset, size) != 0)
-		len++;
-	
-	return len;
-}
-
-/** Get number of characters in a string with size limit.
- *
- * @param str  NULL-terminated string.
- * @param size Maximum number of bytes to consider.
- *
- * @return Number of characters in string.
- *
- */
-size_t wstr_nlength(const wchar_t *str, size_t size)
-{
-	size_t len = 0;
-	size_t limit = ALIGN_DOWN(size, sizeof(wchar_t));
-	size_t offset = 0;
-	
-	while ((offset < limit) && (*str++ != 0)) {
-		len++;
-		offset += sizeof(wchar_t);
-	}
-	
-	return len;
-}
-
-/** Check whether character is plain ASCII.
- *
- * @return True if character is plain ASCII.
- *
- */
-bool ascii_check(wchar_t ch)
-{
-	if ((ch >= 0) && (ch <= 127))
-		return true;
-	
-	return false;
-}
-
-/** Check whether character is valid
- *
- * @return True if character is a valid Unicode code point.
- *
- */
-bool chr_check(wchar_t ch)
-{
-	if ((ch >= 0) && (ch <= 1114111))
-		return true;
-	
-	return false;
-}
-
-/** Compare two NULL terminated strings.
- *
- * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths.
- *
- * @param s1 First string to compare.
- * @param s2 Second string to compare.
- *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
- *
- */
-int str_cmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
-{
-	wchar_t c1 = 0;
-	wchar_t c2 = 0;
-	
-	size_t off1 = 0;
-	size_t off2 = 0;
-
-	while (true) {
-		c1 = str_decode(s1, &off1, STR_NO_LIMIT);
-		c2 = str_decode(s2, &off2, STR_NO_LIMIT);
-
-		if (c1 < c2)
-			return -1;
-		
-		if (c1 > c2)
-			return 1;
-
-		if (c1 == 0 || c2 == 0)
-			break;		
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/** Compare two NULL terminated strings with length limit.
- *
- * Do a char-by-char comparison of two NULL-terminated strings.
- * The strings are considered equal iff they consist of the same
- * characters on the minimum of their lengths and the length limit.
- *
- * @param s1      First string to compare.
- * @param s2      Second string to compare.
- * @param max_len Maximum number of characters to consider.
- *
- * @return 0 if the strings are equal, -1 if first is smaller,
- *         1 if second smaller.
- *
- */
-int str_lcmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, size_t max_len)
-{
-	wchar_t c1 = 0;
-	wchar_t c2 = 0;
-	
-	size_t off1 = 0;
-	size_t off2 = 0;
-	
-	size_t len = 0;
-
-	while (true) {
-		if (len >= max_len)
-			break;
-
-		c1 = str_decode(s1, &off1, STR_NO_LIMIT);
-		c2 = str_decode(s2, &off2, STR_NO_LIMIT);
-
-		if (c1 < c2)
-			return -1;
-
-		if (c1 > c2)
-			return 1;
-
-		if (c1 == 0 || c2 == 0)
-			break;
-
-		++len;	
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-}
-
-/** Copy string.
- *
- * Copy source string @a src to destination buffer @a dest.
- * No more than @a size bytes are written. If the size of the output buffer
- * is at least one byte, the output string will always be well-formed, i.e.
- * null-terminated and containing only complete characters.
- *
- * @param dest   Destination buffer.
- * @param count Size of the destination buffer (must be > 0).
- * @param src   Source string.
- */
-void str_cpy(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src)
-{
-	wchar_t ch;
-	size_t src_off;
-	size_t dest_off;
-
-	/* There must be space for a null terminator in the buffer. */
-	assert(size > 0);
-	
-	src_off = 0;
-	dest_off = 0;
-
-	while ((ch = str_decode(src, &src_off, STR_NO_LIMIT)) != 0) {
-		if (chr_encode(ch, dest, &dest_off, size - 1) != EOK)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	dest[dest_off] = '\0';
-}
-
-/** Copy size-limited substring.
- *
- * Copy prefix of string @a src of max. size @a size to destination buffer
- * @a dest. No more than @a size bytes are written. The output string will
- * always be well-formed, i.e. null-terminated and containing only complete
- * characters.
- *
- * No more than @a n bytes are read from the input string, so it does not
- * have to be null-terminated.
- *
- * @param dest   Destination buffer.
- * @param count Size of the destination buffer (must be > 0).
- * @param src   Source string.
- * @param n	Maximum number of bytes to read from @a src.
- */
-void str_ncpy(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src, size_t n)
-{
-	wchar_t ch;
-	size_t src_off;
-	size_t dest_off;
-
-	/* There must be space for a null terminator in the buffer. */
-	assert(size > 0);
-	
-	src_off = 0;
-	dest_off = 0;
-
-	while ((ch = str_decode(src, &src_off, n)) != 0) {
-		if (chr_encode(ch, dest, &dest_off, size - 1) != EOK)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	dest[dest_off] = '\0';
-}
-
-/** Append one string to another.
- *
- * Append source string @a src to string in destination buffer @a dest.
- * Size of the destination buffer is @a dest. If the size of the output buffer
- * is at least one byte, the output string will always be well-formed, i.e.
- * null-terminated and containing only complete characters.
- *
- * @param dest   Destination buffer.
- * @param count Size of the destination buffer.
- * @param src   Source string.
- */
-void str_append(char *dest, size_t size, const char *src)
-{
-	size_t dstr_size;
-
-	dstr_size = str_size(dest);
-	str_cpy(dest + dstr_size, size - dstr_size, src);
-}
-
-/** Convert wide string to string.
- *
- * Convert wide string @a src to string. The output is written to the buffer
- * specified by @a dest and @a size. @a size must be non-zero and the string
- * written will always be well-formed.
- *
- * @param dest	Destination buffer.
- * @param size	Size of the destination buffer.
- * @param src	Source wide string.
- */
-void wstr_to_str(char *dest, size_t size, const wchar_t *src)
-{
-	wchar_t ch;
-	size_t src_idx;
-	size_t dest_off;
-
-	/* There must be space for a null terminator in the buffer. */
-	assert(size > 0);
-	
-	src_idx = 0;
-	dest_off = 0;
-
-	while ((ch = src[src_idx++]) != 0) {
-		if (chr_encode(ch, dest, &dest_off, size - 1) != EOK)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	dest[dest_off] = '\0';
-}
-
-/** Convert wide string to new string.
- *
- * Convert wide string @a src to string. Space for the new string is allocated
- * on the heap.
- *
- * @param src	Source wide string.
- * @return	New string.
- */
-char *wstr_to_astr(const wchar_t *src)
-{
-	char dbuf[STR_BOUNDS(1)];
-	char *str;
-	wchar_t ch;
-
-	size_t src_idx;
-	size_t dest_off;
-	size_t dest_size;
-
-	/* Compute size of encoded string. */
-
-	src_idx = 0;
-	dest_size = 0;
-
-	while ((ch = src[src_idx++]) != 0) {
-		dest_off = 0;
-		if (chr_encode(ch, dbuf, &dest_off, STR_BOUNDS(1)) != EOK)
-			break;
-		dest_size += dest_off;
-	}
-
-	str = malloc(dest_size + 1);
-	if (str == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* Encode string. */
-
-	src_idx = 0;
-	dest_off = 0;
-
-	while ((ch = src[src_idx++]) != 0) {
-		if (chr_encode(ch, str, &dest_off, dest_size) != EOK)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	str[dest_size] = '\0';
-	return str;
-}
-
-
-/** Convert string to wide string.
- *
- * Convert string @a src to wide string. The output is written to the
- * buffer specified by @a dest and @a dlen. @a dlen must be non-zero
- * and the wide string written will always be null-terminated.
- *
- * @param dest	Destination buffer.
- * @param dlen	Length of destination buffer (number of wchars).
- * @param src	Source string.
- */
-void str_to_wstr(wchar_t *dest, size_t dlen, const char *src)
-{
-	size_t offset;
-	size_t di;
-	wchar_t c;
-
-	assert(dlen > 0);
-
-	offset = 0;
-	di = 0;
-
-	do {
-		if (di >= dlen - 1)
-			break;
-
-		c = str_decode(src, &offset, STR_NO_LIMIT);
-		dest[di++] = c;
-	} while (c != '\0');
-
-	dest[dlen - 1] = '\0';
-}
-
-/** Find first occurence of character in string.
- *
- * @param str String to search.
- * @param ch  Character to look for.
- *
- * @return Pointer to character in @a str or NULL if not found.
- */
-char *str_chr(const char *str, wchar_t ch)
-{
-	wchar_t acc;
-	size_t off = 0;
-	size_t last = 0;
-	
-	while ((acc = str_decode(str, &off, STR_NO_LIMIT)) != 0) {
-		if (acc == ch)
-			return (char *) (str + last);
-		last = off;
-	}
-	
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/** Find last occurence of character in string.
- *
- * @param str String to search.
- * @param ch  Character to look for.
- *
- * @return Pointer to character in @a str or NULL if not found.
- */
-char *str_rchr(const char *str, wchar_t ch)
-{
-	wchar_t acc;
-	size_t off = 0;
-	size_t last = 0;
-	const char *res = NULL;
-	
-	while ((acc = str_decode(str, &off, STR_NO_LIMIT)) != 0) {
-		if (acc == ch)
-			res = (str + last);
-		last = off;
-	}
-	
-	return (char *) res;
-}
-
-/** Insert a wide character into a wide string.
- *
- * Insert a wide character into a wide string at position
- * @a pos. The characters after the position are shifted.
- *
- * @param str     String to insert to.
- * @param ch      Character to insert to.
- * @param pos     Character index where to insert.
- @ @param max_pos Characters in the buffer.
- *
- * @return True if the insertion was sucessful, false if the position
- *         is out of bounds.
- *
- */
-bool wstr_linsert(wchar_t *str, wchar_t ch, size_t pos, size_t max_pos)
-{
-	size_t len = wstr_length(str);
-	
-	if ((pos > len) || (pos + 1 > max_pos))
-		return false;
-	
-	size_t i;
-	for (i = len; i + 1 > pos; i--)
-		str[i + 1] = str[i];
-	
-	str[pos] = ch;
-	
-	return true;
-}
-
-/** Remove a wide character from a wide string.
- *
- * Remove a wide character from a wide string at position
- * @a pos. The characters after the position are shifted.
- *
- * @param str String to remove from.
- * @param pos Character index to remove.
- *
- * @return True if the removal was sucessful, false if the position
- *         is out of bounds.
- *
- */
-bool wstr_remove(wchar_t *str, size_t pos)
-{
-	size_t len = wstr_length(str);
-	
-	if (pos >= len)
-		return false;
-	
-	size_t i;
-	for (i = pos + 1; i <= len; i++)
-		str[i - 1] = str[i];
-	
-	return true;
-}
-
-int stricmp(const char *a, const char *b)
-{
-	int c = 0;
-	
-	while (a[c] && b[c] && (!(tolower(a[c]) - tolower(b[c]))))
-		c++;
-	
-	return (tolower(a[c]) - tolower(b[c]));
-}
-
-/** Convert string to a number. 
- * Core of strtol and strtoul functions.
- *
- * @param nptr		Pointer to string.
- * @param endptr	If not NULL, function stores here pointer to the first
- * 			invalid character.
- * @param base		Zero or number between 2 and 36 inclusive.
- * @param sgn		It's set to 1 if minus found.
- * @return		Result of conversion.
- */
-static unsigned long
-_strtoul(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base, char *sgn)
-{
-	unsigned char c;
-	unsigned long result = 0;
-	unsigned long a, b;
-	const char *str = nptr;
-	const char *tmpptr;
-	
-	while (isspace(*str))
-		str++;
-	
-	if (*str == '-') {
-		*sgn = 1;
-		++str;
-	} else if (*str == '+')
-		++str;
-	
-	if (base) {
-		if ((base == 1) || (base > 36)) {
-			/* FIXME: set errno to EINVAL */
-			return 0;
-		}
-		if ((base == 16) && (*str == '0') && ((str[1] == 'x') ||
-		    (str[1] == 'X'))) {
-			str += 2;
-		}
-	} else {
-		base = 10;
-		
-		if (*str == '0') {
-			base = 8;
-			if ((str[1] == 'X') || (str[1] == 'x'))  {
-				base = 16;
-				str += 2;
-			}
-		} 
-	}
-	
-	tmpptr = str;
-
-	while (*str) {
-		c = *str;
-		c = (c >= 'a' ? c - 'a' + 10 : (c >= 'A' ? c - 'A' + 10 :
-		    (c <= '9' ? c - '0' : 0xff)));
-		if (c > base) {
-			break;
-		}
-		
-		a = (result & 0xff) * base + c;
-		b = (result >> 8) * base + (a >> 8);
-		
-		if (b > (ULONG_MAX >> 8)) {
-			/* overflow */
-			/* FIXME: errno = ERANGE*/
-			return ULONG_MAX;
-		}
-	
-		result = (b << 8) + (a & 0xff);
-		++str;
-	}
-	
-	if (str == tmpptr) {
-		/*
-		 * No number was found => first invalid character is the first
-		 * character of the string.
-		 */
-		/* FIXME: set errno to EINVAL */
-		str = nptr;
-		result = 0;
-	}
-	
-	if (endptr)
-		*endptr = (char *) str;
-
-	if (nptr == str) { 
-		/*FIXME: errno = EINVAL*/
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-/** Convert initial part of string to long int according to given base.
- * The number may begin with an arbitrary number of whitespaces followed by
- * optional sign (`+' or `-'). If the base is 0 or 16, the prefix `0x' may be
- * inserted and the number will be taken as hexadecimal one. If the base is 0
- * and the number begin with a zero, number will be taken as octal one (as with
- * base 8). Otherwise the base 0 is taken as decimal.
- *
- * @param nptr		Pointer to string.
- * @param endptr	If not NULL, function stores here pointer to the first
- * 			invalid character.
- * @param base		Zero or number between 2 and 36 inclusive.
- * @return		Result of conversion.
- */
-long int strtol(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
-{
-	char sgn = 0;
-	unsigned long number = 0;
-	
-	number = _strtoul(nptr, endptr, base, &sgn);
-
-	if (number > LONG_MAX) {
-		if ((sgn) && (number == (unsigned long) (LONG_MAX) + 1)) {
-			/* FIXME: set 0 to errno */
-			return number;		
-		}
-		/* FIXME: set ERANGE to errno */
-		return (sgn ? LONG_MIN : LONG_MAX);	
-	}
-	
-	return (sgn ? -number : number);
-}
-
-char *str_dup(const char *src)
-{
-	size_t size = str_size(src);
-	void *dest = malloc(size + 1);
-	
-	if (dest == NULL)
-		return (char *) NULL;
-	
-	return (char *) memcpy(dest, src, size + 1);
-}
-
-char *str_ndup(const char *src, size_t max_size)
-{
-	size_t size = str_size(src);
-	if (size > max_size)
-		size = max_size;
-	
-	char *dest = (char *) malloc(size + 1);
-	
-	if (dest == NULL)
-		return (char *) NULL;
-	
-	memcpy(dest, src, size);
-	dest[size] = 0;
-	return dest;
-}
-
-
-/** Convert initial part of string to unsigned long according to given base.
- * The number may begin with an arbitrary number of whitespaces followed by
- * optional sign (`+' or `-'). If the base is 0 or 16, the prefix `0x' may be
- * inserted and the number will be taken as hexadecimal one. If the base is 0
- * and the number begin with a zero, number will be taken as octal one (as with
- * base 8). Otherwise the base 0 is taken as decimal.
- *
- * @param nptr		Pointer to string.
- * @param endptr	If not NULL, function stores here pointer to the first
- * 			invalid character
- * @param base		Zero or number between 2 and 36 inclusive.
- * @return		Result of conversion.
- */
-unsigned long strtoul(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
-{
-	char sgn = 0;
-	unsigned long number = 0;
-	
-	number = _strtoul(nptr, endptr, base, &sgn);
-
-	return (sgn ? -number : number);
-}
-
-char *strtok(char *s, const char *delim)
-{
-	static char *next;
-
-	return strtok_r(s, delim, &next);
-}
-
-char *strtok_r(char *s, const char *delim, char **next)
-{
-	char *start, *end;
-
-	if (s == NULL)
-		s = *next;
-
-	/* Skip over leading delimiters. */
-	while (*s && (str_chr(delim, *s) != NULL)) ++s;
-	start = s;
-
-	/* Skip over token characters. */
-	while (*s && (str_chr(delim, *s) == NULL)) ++s;
-	end = s;
-	*next = (*s ? s + 1 : s);
-
-	if (start == end) {
-		return NULL;	/* No more tokens. */
-	}
-
-	/* Overwrite delimiter with NULL terminator. */
-	*end = '\0';
-	return start;
-}
-
-/** @}
- */
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/sysinfo.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/sysinfo.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/sysinfo.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
 #include <libc.h>
 #include <sysinfo.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 
 sysarg_t sysinfo_value(const char *name)
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/task.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/task.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/task.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <loader/loader.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <ipc/ns.h>
 #include <macros.h>
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/thread.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/thread.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/thread.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 #include <kernel/proc/uarg.h>
 #include <fibril.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <async.h>
 
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/tls.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/tls.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/tls.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 #include <tls.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <align.h>
 
Index: uspace/lib/libc/generic/vfs/vfs.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/lib/libc/generic/vfs/vfs.c	(revision facebd56444e3295d5e55e8e6f5ebf652c5c4b04)
+++ uspace/lib/libc/generic/vfs/vfs.c	(revision 7c682dd18cb1e1cac93f7e180e1fc41df32f824c)
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
 #include <futex.h>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <str.h>
 #include <devmap.h>
 #include <ipc/vfs.h>
