1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/strbuf.c b/strbuf.c
index 6e74901bfa..880daaaaa9 100644
--- a/strbuf.c
+++ b/strbuf.c
@@ -554,6 +554,10 @@ ssize_t strbuf_write(struct strbuf *sb, FILE *f)
 	return sb->len ? fwrite(sb->buf, 1, sb->len, f) : 0;
 }
 
+ssize_t strbuf_write_fd(struct strbuf *sb, int fd)
+{
+	return sb->len ? write(fd, sb->buf, sb->len) : 0;
+}
 
 #define STRBUF_MAXLINK (2*PATH_MAX)