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import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Utils {
    /**
     * Deletes a directory.
     *
     * @param dir the file for the directory to delete
     * @return true if susscess
     */
    public static boolean deleteDir(File dir) {
        if (dir.isDirectory()) {
            for (File file : dir.listFiles()) {
                if (file.isDirectory()) {
                    try {
                        if (file.getCanonicalFile().getParentFile().equals(dir.getCanonicalFile())) {
                            deleteDir(file);
                            if (file.exists() && !file.delete()) {
                                System.out.println("Can't delete: " + file);
                            }
                        } else {
                            System.out.println("Warning: " + file + " may be a symlink.  Ignoring.");
                        }
                    } catch (IOException e) {
                        System.out.println("Warning: Cannot determine canonical file for " + file + " - ignoring.");
                    }
                } else {
                    if (file.exists() && !file.delete()) {
                        System.out.println("Can't delete: " + file);
                    }
                }
            }
            return dir.delete();
        }
        return false;
    }
}