--- gforth/string.fs	2010/12/30 21:46:14	1.10
+++ gforth/string.fs	2010/12/31 18:09:02	1.12
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 \ dynamic string handling                              10aug99py
 
-\ Copyright (C) 2000,2005,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 2000,2005,2007,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   2dup dup $@len rot + swap $!len  $@ 1+ r> /string insert ;
 : $+! ( addr1 u addr2 -- ) dup $@len $ins ;
 : $off ( addr -- )  dup @ dup IF  free throw off  ELSE  2drop  THEN ;
+: $init ( addr -- )  >r r@ off s" " r> $! ;
 
 \ dynamic string handling                              12dec99py