# X_APP_NAME_EMPTY

## Means

the app name has no letters or digits

## Typical cause

a name that slugifies to nothing (`!!!`) names no directory, so `x new` scaffolded into the current one — and `--force` then committed the files already there

## Fix

`x new my-app --json` — a name with letters or digits; it becomes the directory

[CLI and verify](/error-codes#cli-and-verify)