diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index b296f75..0fa6bd3 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -131,5 +131,40 @@ char* parse_cmd(const char *cmd, file *f){
 	}
 
 	return out;
-
+}
+char* parse_path(char *path){
+	int count = 0;
+	char *out;
+	char *pos;
+	unsigned long i = 0;
+	while(path[i]) {
+		if (path[i] == '\'') {
+			count++;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	out = malloc((strlen(path)+(count*3)) + 4);
+
+	pos = out;
+	pos++;
+
+	out[0] = '\'';
+
+	i = 0;
+	while(path[i]) {
+		if (path[i] == '\'') {
+			*pos++ = '\'';
+			*pos++ = '\\';
+			*pos++ = '\'';
+		}
+		*pos = path[i];
+		pos++;
+		i++;
+	}
+	pos[0] = '\'';
+	pos[1]= ' ';
+	pos[2] = '\0';
+
+	return out;
 }