diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5be6660..3a4ef86 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SOURCES  := \
 	src/arch.c \
     src/arch/mysql.c \
 	src/indexer.c \
+	src/common/strbuf.c \
 	src/common/path.c \
 	src/common/rbtree.c \
 	src/notify/inotify.c \
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 0523655..2116158 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -4,7 +4,5 @@
 ##################
 
  * Use queue in inotify_read(), tree and remove indexer
- * path:
-    * normalize
  * ini-like config support
  * fix mysql module
diff --git a/src/common/path.c b/src/common/path.c
index 6e9516e..e1b4c01 100644
--- a/src/common/path.c
+++ b/src/common/path.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "debug.h"
+#include "strbuf.h"
 #include "path.h"
 
 /*
@@ -117,39 +118,26 @@ size_t pathlen(const char *path) {
 	return size;
 }
 
-char* fmt_path(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned char dir) {
+char* path_normalize(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned char dir) {
 
-	char *ptr, *ret;
-	size_t size;
-	
-	if (base == NULL || !is_abspath(base) || has_delim(name))
+    strbuf_t sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+    if (base == NULL || !is_abspath(base) || has_delim(name))
 		return NULL;
-	
-	size = pathlen(base);
-	
-	if (name != NULL) {
-		size += strlen(name);
-		if (dir)
-            size++;
-	}
 
-    if (*(base+size) != '/')
-        size++;
+    strbuf_append_str(&sb, base);
 
-    ptr = alloc_path(size);
+    if (sb.buf[sb.len] != '/')
+        strbuf_append_ch(&sb, '/');
+
+    if (name) {
+        strbuf_append_str(&sb, name);
     
-	if (ptr == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	
-	ret = ptr;
-	
-	ptr = cpy_path(ptr, base);
+        if (dir)
+            strbuf_append_ch(&sb, '/');
+    }
 
-	if (name != NULL) {
-		memcpy(ptr, name, strlen(name));
-		if (dir)
-            *(ptr+strlen(name)) = '/';
-	}
-	
-	return ret;
+    strbuf_squeeze(&sb, '/');
+
+    return strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/path.h b/src/common/path.h
index ee195f5..c229b2b 100644
--- a/src/common/path.h
+++ b/src/common/path.h
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ int is_abspath(const char *path);
 
 size_t pathlen(const char *path);
 
-char* fmt_path(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned char dir);
+char* path_normalize(const char *base, const char *name, unsigned char dir);
 
 #endif /* __COMMON_PATH_H */
diff --git a/src/indexer.c b/src/indexer.c
index e0a5c0d..43009f4 100644
--- a/src/indexer.c
+++ b/src/indexer.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int rm() {
 
 void indexer_register(const char *base, const char *name) {
 	
-    char *fullpath = fmt_path(base, name, 1);
+    char *fullpath = path_normalize(base, name, 1);
     
 	if (!indexer_pending()) {
 #if __DEBUG__
diff --git a/src/notify/inotify.c b/src/notify/inotify.c
index e5400dd..8fe5a62 100644
--- a/src/notify/inotify.c
+++ b/src/notify/inotify.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static int addwatch(const char *path, const char *name) {
 	char   *cpath;
 	int     wd;
 	
-	cpath = fmt_path(path, name, 1);
+	cpath = path_normalize(path, name, 1);
 	
 	if (cpath == NULL)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/src/notify/tree.c b/src/notify/tree.c
index b35f356..62012c4 100644
--- a/src/notify/tree.c
+++ b/src/notify/tree.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct tree* tree_new(const char *path) {
 	if (t == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 	
-	t->path = fmt_path(path, NULL, 0);
+	t->path = path_normalize(path, NULL, 0);
 	
 	if (t->path == NULL) {
 		free(t);
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 22ef9b0..5ba8c87 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ strbuf :
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) ../src/common/strbuf.c t_strbuf.c -o test_strbuf
 	
 path :
-	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(CFLAGS) unit.c ../src/common/path.c t_path.c -o test_path
+	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(CFLAGS) unit.c ../src/common/strbuf.c ../src/common/path.c t_path.c -o test_path
 
 rbtree : 
 	$(CC) $(DEFS) $(CFLAGS) unit.c ../src/common/rbtree.c t_rbtree.c -o test_rbtree
diff --git a/test/t_path.c b/test/t_path.c
index 85254d9..1d1e478 100644
--- a/test/t_path.c
+++ b/test/t_path.c
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@
 #include "unit.h"
 #include "../src/common/path.h"
 
-void test_fmt_path() {
+void test_normalize() {
 
     char *ptr;
 
-    ptr = fmt_path("usr/", "include/", 0);
+    ptr = path_normalize("usr/", "include/", 0);
     assert(ptr == NULL);
 
-    ptr = fmt_path("/usr/src/", "linux", 0);
+    ptr = path_normalize("/usr/src/", "linux", 0);
     assert_string(ptr, "/usr/src/linux");
     free(ptr);
 
-    ptr = fmt_path("/segment1/segment2/", "segment3", 1);
+    ptr = path_normalize("/segment1///segment2//", "segment3", 1);
     assert_string(ptr, "/segment1/segment2/segment3/");
     free(ptr);
 
-    ptr = fmt_path("/stuff/with/ahell/lot/of/slashes/at/the/", "end", 1);
+    ptr = path_normalize("/stuff/with/ahell/lot/of/slashes/at/the///", "end", 1);
     assert_string(ptr, "/stuff/with/ahell/lot/of/slashes/at/the/end/");
     free(ptr);
 
-    ptr = fmt_path("/mnt/cdrom", "keff", 0);
+    ptr = path_normalize("/mnt/cdrom", "keff", 0);
     assert_string(ptr, "/mnt/cdrom/keff");
     free(ptr);
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void test_dirname() {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
     test_isabspath();
-    test_fmt_path();
+    test_normalize();
     test_pathlen();
     test_basename();
     test_dirname();