--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/edu/unc/genomics/PathConverter.java	Mon Feb 13 22:12:06 2012 -0500
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package edu.unc.genomics;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+import com.beust.jcommander.IStringConverter;
+
+/**
+ * @author timpalpant
+ *
+ */
+public class PathConverter implements IStringConverter<Path> {
+
+	@Override
+	public Path convert(String value) {
+		return Paths.get(value);
+	}
+
+}