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qzx decompressZip

What it does

Extracts all files from a ZIP archive to a destination folder, safely and securely

Canonical command: decompressZip

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

Can mutate state

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 sha256:2e7650abcca9b2a414630883285b74fa796f4c66957755d14245756506d77137 on 2026-07-24.

Exact syntax

qzx decompressZip <zip_path> [target_path] --json

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
zip_pathstrYesNot declaredPath to the ZIP file to extract
target_pathstrNo"."Destination directory to extract files into (defaults to current directory)

Input examples

qzx decompressZip project.zip

Extract project.zip into the current directory

qzx decompressZip project.zip C:/extracted-app

Extract project.zip into C:/extracted-app

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx decompressZip <zip_path> [target_path] --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 decompressZip project.zip --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Extracts all files from a ZIP archive to a destination folder, safely and securely. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "files_extracted": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "skipped_traversals": [
        {
            "name": "example",
            "status": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "target_path": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "total_bytes_extracted": 3,
    "total_size_readable": 3,
    "zip_path": "C:\\project\\example.txt"
}
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"
        },
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "files_extracted": [],
        "skipped_traversals": [],
        "target_path": [],
        "total_bytes_extracted": [],
        "total_size_readable": [],
        "zip_path": []
    },
    "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: requires an isolated disposable target.

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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