function delete_dir_if_exists(dirname)
% function delete_dir_if_exists(dirname)
% removes directory if it exists
%
% INPUTS
%    dirname: directory to delete
%
% OUTPUTS
%    none
%
% SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
%    none

% Copyright © 2011-2016 Dynare Team
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% This file is part of Dynare.
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% Dynare is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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if isoctave
    confirm_recursive_rmdir(false)
end

if exist(dirname, 'dir')
    rmdir(dirname, 's');
end
end