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apply-patch

Apply multi-file or tricky edits atomically with git apply instead of many fragile edit_file calls. Use when changing several files at once or when edit_file fails to match.

agentscope-examples/agents/agentscope-codingagent/src/main/resources/workspace-templates/skills/apply-patch/SKILL.md

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# Apply Patch

The built-in `edit_file` does an exact string match on a single file and has no fuzzy
tolerance. For multi-file changes, or when `edit_file` keeps failing to find the string,
construct a unified diff and apply it atomically with git.

## Procedure

1. Write the unified diff to a file in the sandbox (use `write_file` or a heredoc via `execute`):

   ```
   diff --git a/path/to/file b/path/to/file
   --- a/path/to/file
   +++ b/path/to/file