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qzx countLines

What it does

Counts the number of lines in files with support for wildcards and recursive searching

Command maturity: Alpha

Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve. This is the current development-checkout assessment. Every future immutable release tag preserves the exact assessment shipped by that version. Available in PyPI 0.2.2.0.6a11. This page documents the 0.2.2.0.6a11 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 by OpenAI Codex (authorized project audit) against implementation digest sha256:a996928ffdfce2d7a310185053a94c45afbd5a7435947babff7e7da0869e1f95 on 2026-07-30.

Exact syntax

qzx countLines <file_path> [recursive] [ignore_empty] --json

Parameters

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NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
file_pathstrYesNot declaredPath to the file(s) to count lines in. Supports wildcards like "*.py"
recursivestrNoNot declaredRecursion level: -r/--recursive for unlimited depth, -rN/--recursiveN for N levels deep
ignore_emptyboolNofalseWhether to ignore empty lines when counting

Input examples

qzx countLines "script.py"

Count the number of lines in a Python script

qzx countLines "data/logs.txt"

Count the number of lines in a log file

qzx countLines "*.py"

Count the number of lines in all Python files in the current directory

qzx countLines "src/**/*.js" -r

Count the number of lines in all JavaScript files in the src directory and its subdirectories

qzx countLines "*.txt" -r2 true

Count the number of non-empty lines in all text files in the current directory and subdirectories up to 2 levels deep

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx countLines <file_path> [recursive] [ignore_empty] --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 countLines "script.py" --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Counts the number of lines in files with support for wildcards and recursive searching. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "meta": {
        "command": "countLines",
        "command_maturity": {
            "stage": "alpha",
            "label": "Alpha",
            "sequence": 2,
            "public_executable": true,
            "stability": "interface_may_change",
            "summary": "Available for real use and feedback while its interface and behavior can still evolve.",
            "promotion_review_required": false,
            "assessment_scope": "development_checkout"
        },
        "duration_ms": 0,
        "schema_version": 1
    },
    "errors": [],
    "extension_stats": [
        {
            "name": "example",
            "status": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "file_pattern": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "file_results": [
        {
            "path": "src/example.py",
            "status": "analyzed"
        }
    ],
    "files_analyzed": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "files_found": 3,
    "files_processed": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "recursive": true,
    "total_counted": 3,
    "total_empty_lines": 3,
    "total_lines": "Example value",
    "total_non_empty_lines": 3
}
View the JSON result contract
{
    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
        "success",
        "message",
        "meta"
    ],
    "properties": {
        "success": {
            "type": "boolean"
        },
        "message": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "meta": {
            "type": "object",
            "required": [
                "command",
                "command_maturity",
                "duration_ms",
                "schema_version"
            ],
            "properties": {
                "command": {
                    "type": "string"
                },
                "command_maturity": {
                    "type": "object",
                    "required": [
                        "stage",
                        "label",
                        "sequence",
                        "public_executable",
                        "stability",
                        "summary",
                        "promotion_review_required",
                        "assessment_scope"
                    ],
                    "properties": {
                        "stage": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "label": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "sequence": {
                            "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "public_executable": {
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "stability": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "summary": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "promotion_review_required": {
                            "type": "boolean"
                        },
                        "assessment_scope": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "note": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "review": {
                            "type": "object",
                            "required": [
                                "reviewed_on",
                                "rationale",
                                "evidence"
                            ],
                            "properties": {
                                "reviewed_on": {
                                    "type": "string",
                                    "format": "date"
                                },
                                "rationale": {
                                    "type": "string"
                                },
                                "evidence": {
                                    "type": "array",
                                    "minItems": 1,
                                    "items": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                },
                                "replacement": {
                                    "type": "string"
                                }
                            },
                            "additionalProperties": false
                        }
                    },
                    "additionalProperties": true
                },
                "duration_ms": {
                    "type": "number"
                },
                "schema_version": {
                    "type": "integer"
                }
            },
            "additionalProperties": true
        },
        "errors": [],
        "extension_stats": [],
        "file_pattern": [],
        "file_results": [],
        "files_analyzed": [],
        "files_found": {
            "type": "integer"
        },
        "files_processed": [],
        "recursive": [],
        "total_counted": [],
        "total_empty_lines": [],
        "total_lines": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "total_non_empty_lines": []
    },
    "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 0.2.2.0.6a11 · main · sha256:d1bf56371df81b2a79619d8219eed92ccf790be1584c528e211381ca7aa85302
Availability
0.2.2.0.6a11 or earlier

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