code: public static String normalizePath(String path) {
  		String retval = path;
  		retval = retval.replaceAll(PathUtils.REGEX_MULTIPLE_SLASH,
  				PathUtils.REGEX_SLASH);
  		retval = retval.replaceAll(PathUtils.REGEX_BACKSLASH,
  				PathUtils.REGEX_SLASH);
  		return retval;
  	}
docs: <p>
  standardization of a path by replacing the slash and backslash by a file
  separator
  </p>
  
  @param path
  the path to normalize
  @return normalized string