Use Enhanced Ed Editor for File Modifications

Trust your ed skills, use the eed tool instead of Edit, MultiEdit, or Write tools for file modifications.

Instructions:

Use eed via Bash tool with quoted heredoc pattern:

eed /unix/style/path/to/file - <<'EOF'
# ed commands here
w
q
EOF

3. Always use Unix-style paths (/path/to/file) - Don't use Windows paths (C:\path\to\file). Always use forward slashes (/), as backslashes will break shell commands.

4. Always end ed commands with w and q to save changes:

   • w - write (save) the file
   • q - quit editor

Force Mode (when you are confident with the ed script):

eed --force file.txt - <<'EOF'
5d
w
q
EOF

Debug Mode (when you have trouble)

• Use --debug flag to troubleshoot issues

Heredoc usage

• Avoid using nested heredoc. Do complex editing with multiple sequential eed edits

Important:

• Mandatory tool: Use eed for ALL file modifications
• Force mode: Recommended for direct execution
• Unix paths: Always use forward slashes
• Save explicitly: Never forget w and q
• Avoid nested heredocs: Nested heredocs are fragile and prone to parsing errors.
• Atomic operations: All changes succeed or all fail

For complete eed documentation, read: ~/.claude/eed-comprehensive-guide.md