# File lib/ohai/mixin/ec2_metadata.rb, line 155
      def fetch_dir_metadata(id, api_version)
        metadata = Hash.new
        retrieved_metadata = metadata_get(id, api_version)
        if retrieved_metadata
          retrieved_metadata.split("\n").each do |o|
            key = expand_path(o)
            if key[-1..-1] != '/'
              retr_meta = metadata_get("#{id}#{key}", api_version)
              metadata[metadata_key(key)] = retr_meta ? retr_meta : ''
            elsif not key.eql?('/')
              metadata[key[0..-2]] = fetch_dir_metadata("#{id}#{key}", api_version)
            end
          end
          metadata
        end
      end