Automate idempotent bulk edits across multiple files with dry-run planning.
npx skills add https://github.com/swat9013/dotfiles --skill batch-editing
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: batch-editing Source: https://github.com/swat9013/dotfiles/tree/main/.claude-global/skills/batch-editing Command: npx skills add https://github.com/swat9013/dotfiles --skill batch-editing
Provides a structured workflow for performing deterministic, repeatable edits across multiple files while minimizing risk of partial failures and ensuring idempotency and verification.
Perform a dry-run replacement across the target files, review the results for idempotency and correctness, then execute atomic batch updates in groups of ten.
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
To safely bulk-edit many files at scale, use a workflow that performs dry-run planning and atomic temporary-file swaps. This ensures updates are idempotent, verifiable, and prevents intermediate states during mass search-and-replace operations.
The best way to refactor repetitive code across multiple files is applying rule-based replacements with idempotency checks. This method guarantees deterministic, repeatable file transformations while preserving recoverability through atomic batch updates.
You need to parallelize batch file processing tasks when editing more than ten files. For these larger batches, dividing work into sub-agent parallel runs ensures efficient execution compared to simple shell iteration or ad-hoc edits.
Atomic file swapping prevents data corruption by writing changes to a temporary file first, then swapping it with the target file only upon success. This avoids partial states and ensures clear success or failure reporting for every file.
To handle partial failures during mass search-and-replace, use stop-on-first-error for single-file failures and explicit partial-success reporting. This provides clear file lists of completed and failed updates to maintain workflow recoverability.
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