diff --git a/src/process.cc b/src/process.cc
index 0ab07f0..f831ec9 100644
--- a/src/process.cc
+++ b/src/process.cc
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ Process::~Process() {
   if(stderr_thread.joinable())
     stderr_thread.join();
 }
+
+bool Process::write(const std::string &data) {
+  return write(data.c_str(), data.size());
+}
diff --git a/src/process.h b/src/process.h
index 989f4f1..f567664 100644
--- a/src/process.h
+++ b/src/process.h
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ public:
   ///Wait until process is finished, and return exit_code.
   int get_exit_code();
   ///Write to stdin.
-  bool write_stdin(const char *bytes, size_t n);
+  bool write(const char *bytes, size_t n);
+  ///Write to stdin. Convenience function using write(const char *, size_t).
+  bool write(const std::string &data);
   ///Close stdin. If the process takes parameters from stdin, use this to notify that all parameters have been sent.
   void close_stdin();
   
diff --git a/src/process_unix.cc b/src/process_unix.cc
index 14e99ae..bdf9295 100644
--- a/src/process_unix.cc
+++ b/src/process_unix.cc
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int Process::get_exit_code() {
   return exit_code;
 }
 
-bool Process::write_stdin(const char *bytes, size_t n) {
+bool Process::write(const char *bytes, size_t n) {
   stdin_mutex.lock();
   if(stdin_fd) {
     if(::write(*stdin_fd, bytes, n)>=0) {
diff --git a/src/process_win.cc b/src/process_win.cc
index 3be6472..ea1c6bf 100644
--- a/src/process_win.cc
+++ b/src/process_win.cc
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int Process::get_exit_code() {
   return static_cast<int>(exit_code);
 }
 
-bool Process::write_stdin(const char *bytes, size_t n) {
+bool Process::write(const char *bytes, size_t n) {
   stdin_mutex.lock();
   if(stdin_fd) {
     DWORD written;
diff --git a/src/terminal.cc b/src/terminal.cc
index b271279..539591f 100644
--- a/src/terminal.cc
+++ b/src/terminal.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int Terminal::process(std::istream &stdin_stream, std::ostream &stdout_stream, c
     auto read_n=stdin_stream.gcount();
     if(read_n==0)
       break;
-    if(!process.write_stdin(buffer, read_n)) {
+    if(!process.write(buffer, read_n)) {
       break;
     }
   }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ bool Terminal::on_key_press_event(GdkEventKey *event) {
     }
     else if(event->keyval==GDK_KEY_Return) {
       stdin_buffer+='\n';
-      processes.back()->write_stdin(stdin_buffer.c_str(), stdin_buffer.size());
+      processes.back()->write(stdin_buffer);
       get_buffer()->insert_at_cursor(stdin_buffer.substr(stdin_buffer.size()-1));
       stdin_buffer.clear();
     }