system · Command reference

qzx checkSystemPath

What it does

Diagnoses the system PATH variable, lists broken or duplicate folders, and locates all instances of a binary

Canonical command: checkSystemPath

Accepted aliases: None

Case-sensitive: no

Included in the published package

Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.2. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.2 alpha development checkout.

Safety and effects

Read-only under the current classification

No documented dry-run parameter

No native program invocation in the current classification

No documented network use

No inherent elevation requirement

This safety classification was reviewed against implementation digest sha256:090466c857b0a36bbaf404eaa3a32ecd9c02feb5b4e168db0dc15322dea86cba on 2026-07-24.

Exact syntax

qzx checkSystemPath [binary_name] --json

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
binary_namestrNo""Optional binary name to search for (e.g. python, node, git)

Input examples

qzx checkSystemPath

Inspect system PATH directories for duplicates, errors, and invalid folder paths

qzx checkSystemPath python

Diagnose PATH and list all physical locations of python executables, in order of execution precedence

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx checkSystemPath [binary_name] --json

Representative output example

This illustrative JSON is derived from the current implementation-backed result contract. It shows what the command can return without claiming a recorded execution; values vary with inputs, host, permissions, and optional tools.

Example command: qzx checkSystemPath --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Diagnoses the system PATH variable, lists broken or duplicate folders, and locates all instances of a binary. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "binary_matches": [
        {
            "name": "example",
            "status": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "binary_searched": "Example value",
    "broken_paths": [],
    "duplicate_paths": [],
    "path_summary": {
        "total_entries": 3,
        "valid_count": true,
        "broken_count": 3,
        "duplicate_count": 3
    }
}
View the JSON result contract
{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
        "success",
        "message"
    ],
    "properties": {
        "success": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "binary_matches": [],
        "binary_searched": [],
        "broken_paths": [],
        "duplicate_paths": [],
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "path_summary": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
                "total_entries": [],
                "valid_count": [],
                "broken_count": [],
                "duplicate_count": []
            },
            "additionalProperties": true
        }
    },
    "additionalProperties": true
}

Errors and limits

The public contract requires success=false and a descriptive message on failure. This catalog does not yet declare a command-specific error taxonomy; inspect the result and do not invent error codes.

QZX is alpha software. Optional dependencies, permissions, and host capabilities can change the result.

Evidence workflow: ready for deterministic automated capture.

Evidence and provenance

Documentation channel
Development documentation 0.2.2.0.2 · main · sha256:319b16857a87636ebc3b89734cc040a737bb56194464fca33ce73bdae2043096
Availability
0.2.2.0.2 or earlier

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