file · Command reference

`qzx findDuplicateFiles`

What it does

Scans a directory for identical/duplicate files by file size matching and MD5 hashing

Canonical command: findDuplicateFiles

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 sha256:918991ef44ca2183b8bf9f35f39ab2f38f0941a3b59ebcc95623d2e3cc667dc5 on 2026-07-24.

Exact syntax

qzx findDuplicateFiles [scan_path] [min_size_kb] [max_depth] --json

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
scan_path	str	No	"."	Path to start searching for duplicate files (defaults to current directory)
min_size_kb	str	No	"10"	Minimum file size in KB to consider for duplicates (defaults to 10)
max_depth	str	No	"4"	Maximum depth level to walk directories recursively (defaults to 4)

Input examples

qzx findDuplicateFiles

Search for duplicates in the current directory (min 10KB)

qzx findDuplicateFiles C:/my-assets 0

Search for all duplicate files of any size inside C:/my-assets

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx findDuplicateFiles [scan_path] [min_size_kb] [max_depth] --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 findDuplicateFiles --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Scans a directory for identical/duplicate files by file size matching and MD5 hashing. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "duplicate_groups": [
        {
            "name": "example",
            "status": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "reclaimable_bytes": 4096,
    "reclaimable_space_readable": "4.00 KiB",
    "scan_path": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "total_duplicate_files": 3,
    "total_groups": 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"
        },
        "duplicate_groups": [],
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "reclaimable_bytes": [],
        "reclaimable_space_readable": [],
        "scan_path": [],
        "total_duplicate_files": [],
        "total_groups": []
    },
    "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

Implementation: src/qzx/commands/file/find_duplicate_files.py
Tests: tests/test_file_commands/test_find_duplicate_files.py
Documentation channel: Development documentation 0.2.2.0.2 · main · sha256:319b16857a87636ebc3b89734cc040a737bb56194464fca33ce73bdae2043096
Availability: 0.2.2.0.2 or earlier

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