file · Command reference

`qzx touchFile`

What it does

Creates an empty file or updates the timestamp of an existing file

Canonical command: touchFile

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:a4bab71bf29e7589caf8d4d7b81930bf178ca6960932a776b026d4eb2d1dde56 on 2026-07-24.

Exact syntax

qzx touchFile <path> [create_dirs] [content] --json

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
path	str	Yes	Not declared	Path to the file to create or update
create_dirs	bool	No	false	Whether to create parent directories if they do not exist
content	str	No	""	Content to write to the file

Input examples

qzx touchFile newfile.txt

Create an empty file or update its timestamp

qzx touchFile dir/newfile.txt true

Create a file and its parent directories if they do not exist

qzx touchFile file.txt false "Hello World"

Create a file with content or update an existing file

For the complete structured payload, add --json: qzx touchFile <path> [create_dirs] [content] --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 touchFile newfile.txt --json

{
    "success": true,
    "message": "Creates an empty file or updates the timestamp of an existing file. In this illustrative example, the command completed successfully.",
    "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": [],
        "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

Implementation: src/qzx/commands/file/touch_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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