diff --git a/twrp-functions.cpp b/twrp-functions.cpp
index 2128c96..db98a36 100644
--- a/twrp-functions.cpp
+++ b/twrp-functions.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,30 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
+vector<string> TWFunc::split_string(const string &in, char del, bool skip_empty) {
+	vector<string> res;
+
+	if (in.empty() || del == '\0')
+		return res;
+
+	string field;
+	istringstream f(in);
+	if (del == '\n') {
+		while(getline(f, field)) {
+			if (field.empty() && skip_empty)
+				continue;
+		res.push_back(field);
+		}
+	} else {
+		while(getline(f, field, del)) {
+			if (field.empty() && skip_empty)
+				continue;
+			res.push_back(field);
+		}
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
 #ifndef BUILD_TWRPTAR_MAIN
 
 // Returns "/path" from a full /path/to/file.name