diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2d6b91..cbac575 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ examples/git/.repos
 .repos
 .ssh
 coverage.txt
+
+# MacOS specific
+.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/git/git.go b/git/git.go
index 4faf417..7ae587d 100644
--- a/git/git.go
+++ b/git/git.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package git
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -13,13 +14,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ErrNotAuthed represents unauthorized access.
-var ErrNotAuthed = fmt.Errorf("you are not authorized to do this")
+var ErrNotAuthed = errors.New("you are not authorized to do this")
 
 // ErrSystemMalfunction represents a general system error returned to clients.
-var ErrSystemMalfunction = fmt.Errorf("something went wrong")
+var ErrSystemMalfunction = errors.New("something went wrong")
 
 // ErrInvalidRepo represents an attempt to access a non-existent repo.
-var ErrInvalidRepo = fmt.Errorf("invalid repo")
+var ErrInvalidRepo = errors.New("invalid repo")
 
 // AccessLevel is the level of access allowed to a repo.
 type AccessLevel int
@@ -78,12 +79,12 @@ func Middleware(repoDir string, gh Hooks) wish.Middleware {
 					case ReadWriteAccess, AdminAccess:
 						err := gitReceivePack(s, gc, repoDir, repo)
 						if err != nil {
-							fatalGit(s, ErrSystemMalfunction)
+							Fatal(s, ErrSystemMalfunction)
 						} else {
 							gh.Push(repo, pk)
 						}
 					default:
-						fatalGit(s, ErrNotAuthed)
+						Fatal(s, ErrNotAuthed)
 					}
 					return
 				case "git-upload-archive", "git-upload-pack":
@@ -92,14 +93,14 @@ func Middleware(repoDir string, gh Hooks) wish.Middleware {
 						err := gitUploadPack(s, gc, repoDir, repo)
 						switch err {
 						case ErrInvalidRepo:
-							fatalGit(s, ErrInvalidRepo)
+							Fatal(s, ErrInvalidRepo)
 						case nil:
 							gh.Fetch(repo, pk)
 						default:
-							fatalGit(s, ErrSystemMalfunction)
+							Fatal(s, ErrSystemMalfunction)
 						}
 					default:
-						fatalGit(s, ErrNotAuthed)
+						Fatal(s, ErrNotAuthed)
 					}
 					return
 				}
@@ -157,11 +158,12 @@ func fileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 	return true, err
 }
 
-func fatalGit(s ssh.Session, err error) {
+// Fatal prints to the session's STDOUT as a git response and exit 1.
+func Fatal(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	msg := fmt.Sprint(v...)
 	// hex length includes 4 byte length prefix and ending newline
-	msg := err.Error()
 	pktLine := fmt.Sprintf("%04x%s\n", len(msg)+5, msg)
-	_, _ = s.Write([]byte(pktLine))
+	_, _ = wish.WriteString(s, pktLine)
 	s.Exit(1) // nolint: errcheck
 }
 
diff --git a/wish.go b/wish.go
index 7526b69..1a53a54 100644
--- a/wish.go
+++ b/wish.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package wish
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/keygen"
 	"github.com/gliderlabs/ssh"
@@ -37,14 +38,60 @@ func NewServer(ops ...ssh.Option) (*ssh.Server, error) {
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-// Fatal takes prints the given error to the given session's STDERR and exits 1.
-func Fatal(s ssh.Session, err error) {
-	Error(s, err)
+// Fatal prints to the given session's STDERR and exits 1.
+func Fatal(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	Error(s, v...)
+	_ = s.Exit(1)
+	_ = s.Close()
+}
+
+// Fatalf formats according to the given format, prints to the session's STDERR
+// followed by an exit 1.
+func Fatalf(s ssh.Session, f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	Errorf(s, f, v...)
+	_ = s.Exit(1)
+	_ = s.Close()
+}
+
+// Fatalln formats according to the default format, prints to the session's
+// STDERR followed by an exit 1.
+func Fatalln(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	Errorln(s, v...)
 	_ = s.Exit(1)
 	_ = s.Close()
 }
 
 // Error prints the given error the the session's STDERR.
-func Error(s ssh.Session, err error) {
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(s.Stderr(), "%s\n\r", err)
+func Error(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(s.Stderr(), v...)
+}
+
+// Errorf formats according to the given format and prints to the session's STDERR.
+func Errorf(s ssh.Session, f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(s.Stderr(), f, v...)
+}
+
+// Errorf formats according to the default format and prints to the session's STDERR.
+func Errorln(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(s.Stderr(), v...)
+}
+
+// Print writes to the session's STDOUT followed.
+func Print(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(s, v...)
+}
+
+// Printf formats according to the given format and writes to the session's STDOUT.
+func Printf(s ssh.Session, f string, v ...interface{}) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(s, f, v...)
+}
+
+// Println formats according to the default format and writes to the session's STDOUT.
+func Println(s ssh.Session, v ...interface{}) {
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(s, v...)
+}
+
+// WriteString writes the given string to the session's STDOUT.
+func WriteString(s ssh.Session, v string) (int, error) {
+	return io.WriteString(s, v)
 }