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int jnx_system::recursive_delete(std::string path)
{
    DIR *dp;
    struct dirent *ep;

    char *dirname=new char[path.size()+1];

    dirname[path.size()]=0;

    memcpy(dirname,path.c_str(),path.size());

    char abs_filename[FILENAME_MAX];

    dp = opendir (dirname);
    if (dp != NULL)
    {
        while (ep = readdir (dp)) {
            struct stat stFileInfo;

            snprintf(abs_filename, FILENAME_MAX, "%s/%s", dirname, ep->d_name);

            if (lstat(abs_filename, &stFileInfo) < 0)
                perror ( abs_filename );

            if(S_ISDIR(stFileInfo.st_mode)) {
                if(strcmp(ep->d_name, ".") &&
                        strcmp(ep->d_name, "..")) {
                    printf("%s directory\n",abs_filename);
                    recursive_delete(abs_filename);
                }
            } else {
                printf("%s file\n",abs_filename);
                remove(abs_filename);
            }
        }
        (void) closedir (dp);
    }
    else
        perror ("Couldn't open the directory");


    remove(dirname);
    return 0;


}