code: private static String clearPath(String path) {
          try {
              ExpressionBaseState state = new ExpressionBaseState("EXPR", true, false);
              if (Util.isWindows()) {
                  // to not require escaping FS name separator
                  state.setDefaultHandler(WordCharacterHandler.IGNORE_LB_ESCAPE_OFF);
              } else {
                  state.setDefaultHandler(WordCharacterHandler.IGNORE_LB_ESCAPE_ON);
              }
              // Remove escaping characters
              path = ArgumentWithValue.resolveValue(path, state);
          } catch (CommandFormatException ex) {
              // XXX OK, continue translation
          }
          // Remove quote to retrieve candidates.
          if (path.startsWith("\"")) {
              path = path.substring(1);
          }
          // Could be an escaped " character. We don't take into account this corner case.
          // concider it the end of the quoted part.
          if (path.endsWith("\"")) {
              path = path.substring(0, path.length() - 1);
          }
          return path;
      }
docs: Unescape and unquote the path. Ready for translation.