Edit file contents by replacing text

Replace a specific text span in an existing file.

Usage

tool_edit_file(path, old_text, new_text, replace_all = FALSE)

Format

A tool definition created with ellmer::tool().

Arguments

path

Path to the file to edit (tool argument)

old_text

Existing text to replace (tool argument)

new_text

Replacement text (tool argument)

replace_all

If TRUE, replace all matches instead of requiring a unique match (tool argument)