diff --git a/lib/getstr.h b/lib/getstr.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..367bf4e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/getstr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef GETSTR_H_
+# define GETSTR_H_ 1
+
+# include <stdio.h>
+
+# ifndef PARAMS
+#  if defined PROTOTYPES || (defined __STDC__ && __STDC__)
+#   define PARAMS(Args) Args
+#  else
+#   define PARAMS(Args) ()
+#  endif
+# endif
+
+int
+getstr PARAMS ((char **lineptr, size_t *n, FILE *stream,
+		int delim1, int delim2,
+		size_t offset));
+
+#endif