File Operations
Analyze files and retrieve metadata using Claude's native tools without modifying files.
When to Use
- "analyze [file]"
- "get file info for [file]"
- "how many lines in [file]"
- "compare [file1] and [file2]"
- "file statistics"
Core Operations
File Size & Metadata
stat -f "%z bytes, modified %Sm" [file_path] # Single file
ls -lh [directory] # Multiple files
du -h [file_path] # Human-readable size
Line Counts
wc -l [file_path] # Single file
wc -l [file1] [file2] # Multiple files
find [dir] -name "*.py" | xargs wc -l # Directory total
Content Analysis
Use Read to analyze structure, then count functions/classes/imports.
Pattern Search
Grep(pattern="^def ", output_mode="count", path="src/") # Count functions
Grep(pattern="TODO|FIXME", output_mode="content", -n=true) # Find TODOs
Grep(pattern="^import ", output_mode="count") # Count imports