plusrecursive(plusDir,dirTotal)

function [dirOut,dirTotal] = plusrecursive(plusDir,dirTotal)
dirOut = {};

for i = 1:size(plusDir,2) % for however many directories there are
    tempDir = []; % clear the tempdir cache for each loop
    tempStruc = what(plusDir{i}); % extract contents of directory into a structure array
    tempPlusName = tempStruc.packages; % extracts ax1 cell array containing the names of packages
    for ii = 1:size(tempPlusName,1) % for however many packages located per directory
    dirOut(end+1) = strcat({plusDir{i}},{'\'},{'+'},{tempPlusName{ii}}); % concatenates previous dir with pckg name to create new dir.
    end
end

for iii = 1:size(dirOut,2)
    dirTotal(end+1) = dirOut(iii);
end

plusDir = dirOut;

if isempty(plusDir) == 1
    return
end

[dirOut,dirTotal] = plusrecursive(plusDir,dirTotal);
end