diff --git a/io.hpp b/io.hpp
index c63fe0ff..2a0016c1 100644
--- a/io.hpp
+++ b/io.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ namespace util {
     template <typename T>
     void write (const fd&, const T *restrict data, size_t count);
 
+    template <typename T>
+    void write (const fd&, const T &data);
+
     template <typename T>
     void write (const fd&, const T *restrict first, const T *restrict last);
 
diff --git a/io.ipp b/io.ipp
index 84812d50..c4ff35d7 100644
--- a/io.ipp
+++ b/io.ipp
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ namespace util {
         write (_fd, first, first + sizeof (T) * count);
     }
 
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    template <typename T>
+    void
+    write (const fd &_fd, const T &data)
+    {
+        write (_fd, &data, 1);
+    }
+
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    inline void
+    write (const fd &_fd, const void *_data, size_t _bytes)
+    {
+        auto data = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*> (_data);
+        write (_fd, data, data + _bytes);
+    }
+
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     template <typename T>
     indented<T>::indented (const T &_data):