diff --git a/include/ucore/strvec.h b/include/ucore/strvec.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3789d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ucore/strvec.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#ifndef UC_STRVEC_H_
+#define UC_STRVEC_H_
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+/** A Vector of strings.*/
+struct UCStrv
+{
+    /** number of strings */
+    size_t cnt;
+    /** allocated room in strings (internal use) */
+    size_t allocated;
+    /** Array of strings */
+    char **strings;
+};
+
+/** Initialize a UCStrv
+ *
+ * @param strv 
+ */
+void uc_strv_init(struct UCStrv *strv);
+
+/**
+ * Grow the UCStrv so it can hold n more items
+ *
+ * @param strv UCStrv to grow
+ * @param cnt expand strvec to hold this cnt more items
+ * @return 0 on success, otherwise failure
+ **/ 
+int uc_strv_grow(struct UCStrv *strv, size_t cnt);
+
+/**
+ * Expand the UCStrv to hold 1 more item
+ *
+ * @param strv UCStrv to expand
+ * @return 0 on success, otherwise failure
+ **/ 
+int uc_strv_expand(struct UCStrv *strv);
+
+/**
+ * Append a string to the UCStrv, the string will be copied in
+ *
+ * @param strv UCStrv to append to
+ * @param str String to append, the string will be copied.
+ * @return 0 on success, otherwise failure
+ **/ 
+int uc_strv_append(struct UCStrv *strv, const char *str);
+
+/**
+ * Append a string to the strvec, nocopy variang.  
+ * The string shold be dynamically allocated, as 
+ * destroying the UCStrv will free() all items.
+ *
+ * @param strv UCStrv to add to
+ * @param str the string to append
+ * @return 0 on success, otherwise failure
+ **/ 
+int uc_strv_append_nocopy(struct UCStrv *strv, char *str);
+
+/**
+ * Append a NULL pointer to the UCStrv, (cnt is not increased,
+ * so another _appended item will overwrite this NULL terminator)
+ *
+ * @param strv UCStrv to append to
+ * @return 0 on success, otherwise failure
+ **/ 
+int uc_strv_null_terminate(struct UCStrv *strv);
+
+/**
+ * free all strings in this UCStrv, cnt will be 0 after this
+ * @param strv UCStrv to clear
+ */
+void uc_strv_clear(struct UCStrv *strv);
+
+/**
+ * free all elements as well as the underlying array, the UCStrv is
+ * unusable after this call
+ *
+ * @param strv UCStrv to destroy
+ */
+void uc_strv_destroy(struct UCStrv *strv);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/strvec.c b/src/strvec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..079cbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/strvec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "ucore/strvec.h"
+
+void uc_strv_init(struct UCStrv *strv)
+{
+    strv->cnt = 0;
+    strv->allocated = 0;
+    strv->strings = NULL;
+}
+
+int uc_strv_grow(struct UCStrv *strv, size_t cnt)
+{
+
+    size_t allocate = strv->allocated + cnt;
+    void *tmp = realloc(strv->strings, sizeof *strv->strings * allocate);
+
+    if (tmp == NULL) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    strv->strings = tmp;
+    strv->allocated = allocate;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int uc_strv_expand(struct UCStrv *strv)
+{
+    int rc = 0;
+
+    if (strv->cnt >= strv->allocated) {
+        rc = uc_strv_grow(strv, 1);
+    }
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int uc_strv_append(struct UCStrv *strv, const char *str)
+{
+    int rc;
+    char *dup;
+    
+    rc = uc_strv_expand(strv);
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    dup = strdup(str);
+    if (dup == NULL) {
+        return -2;
+    }
+
+    strv->strings[strv->cnt] = dup;
+    strv->cnt++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int uc_strv_append_nocopy(struct UCStrv *strv, char *str)
+{
+    int rc;
+    rc = uc_strv_expand(strv);
+
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    strv->strings[strv->cnt] = str;
+    strv->cnt++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int uc_strv_null_terminate(struct UCStrv *strv)
+{
+    int rc;
+
+    rc = uc_strv_expand(strv);
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    strv->strings[strv->cnt] = NULL;
+    strv->cnt++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void uc_strv_clear(struct UCStrv *strv)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < strv->cnt; i++) {
+        free(strv->strings[i]);
+        strv->strings[i] = NULL;
+    }
+
+    strv->cnt = 0;
+}
+
+void uc_strv_destroy(struct UCStrv *strv)
+{
+    uc_strv_clear(strv);
+    free(strv->strings);
+    strv->strings = NULL;
+}
+
diff --git a/test/test_runner.c b/test/test_runner.c
index 56af24a..3c38f59 100644
--- a/test/test_runner.c
+++ b/test/test_runner.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern Suite *mbuf_suite(void);
 extern Suite *human_bytesz_suite(void);
 extern Suite *dbuf_suite(void);
 extern Suite *sprintb_suite(void);
+extern Suite *strv_suite(void);
 
 static suite_func suites[] = {
     bitvec_suite,
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ static suite_func suites[] = {
     mbuf_suite,
     human_bytesz_suite,
     dbuf_suite,
-    sprintb_suite
+    sprintb_suite,
+    strv_suite
 };
 
 int
diff --git a/test/test_strv.c b/test/test_strv.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9745b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_strv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#include <check.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <ucore/strvec.h>
+
+
+START_TEST (test_strv_append)
+    struct UCStrv strv;
+    int rc;
+
+    uc_strv_init(&strv);
+
+    rc = uc_strv_append(&strv, "string");
+    fail_if(rc != 0);
+    fail_if(strv.cnt != 1);
+    ck_assert_str_eq("string", strv.strings[0]);
+
+    rc = uc_strv_append(&strv, "string2");
+    fail_if(rc != 0);
+    fail_if(strv.cnt != 2);
+    ck_assert_str_eq("string2", strv.strings[1]);
+
+    uc_strv_destroy(&strv);
+
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST (test_strv_clear)
+    struct UCStrv strv;
+    int rc;
+
+    uc_strv_init(&strv);
+
+    rc = uc_strv_append(&strv, "string");
+    fail_if(rc != 0);
+    fail_if(strv.cnt != 1);
+
+    uc_strv_clear(&strv);
+    fail_if(strv.cnt != 0);
+    uc_strv_destroy(&strv);
+
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST (test_strv_nocopy)
+    struct UCStrv strv;
+    char *str = strdup("string");
+    int rc;
+
+    uc_strv_init(&strv);
+
+    rc = uc_strv_append_nocopy(&strv, str);
+    fail_if(rc != 0);
+    fail_if(strv.cnt != 1);
+    fail_if(strv.strings[0] != str);
+
+    uc_strv_destroy(&strv);
+
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST (test_strv_null_terminate)
+    struct UCStrv strv;
+    int rc;
+
+    uc_strv_init(&strv);
+
+    rc = uc_strv_append(&strv, "string");
+    fail_if(rc != 0);
+    fail_if(strv.cnt != 1);
+
+    rc = uc_strv_null_terminate(&strv);
+    fail_if(rc != 0);
+    fail_if(strv.strings[strv.cnt] != NULL);
+
+    uc_strv_destroy(&strv);
+
+END_TEST
+
+
+Suite *strv_suite(void)
+{
+    Suite *s = suite_create("strvec");
+    TCase *tc = tcase_create("strvec");
+
+    tcase_add_test(tc, test_strv_append);
+    tcase_add_test(tc, test_strv_clear);
+    tcase_add_test(tc, test_strv_nocopy);
+    tcase_add_test(tc, test_strv_null_terminate);
+
+    suite_add_tcase(s, tc);
+
+    return s;
+}
+