codex is dropping zero length .codex files in filesystems.

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 9, 2026 by haydonryan Closed Apr 9, 2026

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.118.0

What subscription do you have?

pro

Which model were you using?

various

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.19.8-arch1-1 x86_64 unknown

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

ghostty

What issue are you seeing?

Codex is dropping these files everywhere, this causes issues with git becoming unclean. Instead of just making the file and not writing anything, the file should only be created if there is something _to_ write.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

run codex
run 'ls -l'
exit

2061 $ ll .codex
-r--r--r-- 1 h h 0 Apr  9 12:18 .codex

What is the expected behavior?

only create a file if you're writing something.

Additional information

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