file · Command reference

`qzx moveFile`

What it does

Moves or renames a file or directory from source to destination

Canonical command: moveFile

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

Outcome may depend on permissions

This safety classification was reviewed against implementation digest sha256:bf9bfaca3821e1254953ca89cbc0025a2ea793d6573f352f346308aa3c6c4321 on 2026-07-24.

Exact syntax

qzx moveFile <source> <destination> [recursive] [force] --json

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
source	str	Yes	Not declared	Path to the source file or directory
destination	str	Yes	Not declared	Path to the destination file or directory
recursive	str	No	Not declared	For directories: -r/--recursive to move all contents, -rN/--recursiveN for N levels deep
force	bool	No	false	Whether to overwrite the destination if it exists

Input examples

qzx moveFile source.txt destination.txt

Move a file to another (or rename it)

qzx moveFile myfile.txt archive/myfile.txt

Move a file to a directory

qzx moveFile sourcedir destinationdir -r

Move a directory recursively (all contents)

qzx moveFile sourcedir destinationdir -r2

Move a directory recursively up to 2 levels deep

qzx moveFile sourcedir destinationdir -r true

Move a directory recursively and overwrite if exists

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx moveFile <source> <destination> [recursive] [force] --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 moveFile source.txt destination.txt --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Moves or renames a file or directory from source to destination. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "destination": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "force": true,
    "recursive": true,
    "source": "C:\\project\\example.txt",
    "type": "file"
}

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"
        },
        "destination": [],
        "error": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "force": [],
        "recursive": [],
        "source": [],
        "type": {
            "type": "string"
        }
    },
    "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 a controlled privileged environment.

Evidence and provenance

Implementation: src/qzx/commands/file/move_file.py
Tests: No command-specific test file with the same module name was found; this does not prove that all coverage is absent.
Documentation channel: Development documentation 0.2.2.0.2 · main · sha256:319b16857a87636ebc3b89734cc040a737bb56194464fca33ce73bdae2043096
Availability: 0.2.2.0.2 or earlier

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