no_empty_files

Flag zero-byte files. Fixable via file_remove.

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Options

This rule takes no kind-specific options.

Plus the common paths, level, id, when, and expect_matches fields. This table is generated from the JSON Schema; option types and defaults are authoritative.

Example

Zero-byte placeholder files left in the tree

The rule fires on this repository:

• README.md✓
• placeholder.rs⚠

  ⚠ warning no-empty

  file is empty

• stray.log⚠

  ⚠ warning no-empty

  file is empty

README.md

# hi

With this .alint.yml:

version: 1
rules:
  - id: no-empty
    kind: no_empty_files
    paths: "**"
    level: warning

alint check reports:

--- placeholder.rs -------------------------------------------------------------
  !  warning  no-empty
              file is empty

--- stray.log ------------------------------------------------------------------
  !  warning  no-empty
              file is empty

Summary (2 violations):
  ! 2 warnings
  0 passing * 1 failing

Every file carries at least one byte of content

This repository is compliant:

• README.md✓
• src/
• src/a.rs✓

README.md

# hi

src/a.rs

fn a() {}

With this .alint.yml:

version: 1
rules:
  - id: no-empty
    kind: no_empty_files
    paths: "**"
    level: warning

alint check reports:

v All 1 rule(s) passed.