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edit_file_at_line

Modify specific lines in a text file by replacing, inserting, or deleting content, with options for line offset, verification, and dry-run previews using the MCP Filesystem Server.

Instructions

Edit specific lines in a text file.

Args: path: Path to the file line_edits: List of edits to apply. Each edit is a dict with: - line_number: Line number to edit (0-based if relative_line_numbers=True, otherwise 1-based) - action: "replace", "insert_before", "insert_after", "delete" - content: New content for replace/insert operations (optional for delete) - expected_content: (Optional) Expected content of the line being edited for verification offset: Line offset (0-based) to start considering lines limit: Maximum number of lines to consider relative_line_numbers: Whether line numbers in edits are relative to offset abort_on_verification_failure: Whether to abort all edits if any verification fails encoding: Text encoding (default: utf-8) dry_run: If True, returns what would be changed without modifying the file ctx: MCP context Returns: Edit results summary

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
abort_on_verification_failureNo
dry_runNo
encodingNoutf-8
limitNo
line_editsYes
offsetNo
pathYes
relative_line_numbersNo

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "properties": { "abort_on_verification_failure": { "default": false, "title": "Abort On Verification Failure", "type": "boolean" }, "dry_run": { "default": false, "title": "Dry Run", "type": "boolean" }, "encoding": { "default": "utf-8", "title": "Encoding", "type": "string" }, "limit": { "anyOf": [ { "type": "integer" }, { "type": "null" } ], "default": null, "title": "Limit" }, "line_edits": { "items": { "type": "object" }, "title": "Line Edits", "type": "array" }, "offset": { "default": 0, "title": "Offset", "type": "integer" }, "path": { "title": "Path", "type": "string" }, "relative_line_numbers": { "default": false, "title": "Relative Line Numbers", "type": "boolean" } }, "required": [ "path", "line_edits" ], "title": "edit_file_at_lineArguments", "type": "object" }

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