diff --git a/src/num.cpp b/src/num.cpp
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+/*
+   The MIT License (MIT)
+
+   Copyright (c) 2014 Antonio SJ Musumeci <trapexit@spawn.link>
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+   of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+   in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+   to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+   copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+   AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+   THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace num
+{
+  int
+  to_size_t(const std::string &str,
+            size_t            &value)
+  {
+    size_t  tmp;
+    char   *endptr;
+
+    tmp = strtoll(str.c_str(),&endptr,10);
+    switch(*endptr)
+      {
+      case 'k':
+      case 'K':
+        tmp *= 1024;
+        break;
+
+      case 'm':
+      case 'M':
+        tmp *= (1024 * 1024);
+        break;
+
+      case 'g':
+      case 'G':
+        tmp *= (1024 * 1024 * 1024);
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        return -1;
+      }
+
+    value = tmp;
+
+    return 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/num.hpp b/src/num.hpp
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+/*
+   The MIT License (MIT)
+
+   Copyright (c) 2014 Antonio SJ Musumeci <trapexit@spawn.link>
+
+   Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+   of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+   in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+   to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+   copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+   furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+   The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+   all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+   THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+   IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+   AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+   LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+   OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+   THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace num
+{
+  int to_size_t(const std::string &str, size_t &value);
+}