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Reads and displays file contents with line numbers for examining code, logs, or text data.
- Provide file path to read
- Optional offset: start reading from specific line (0-based)
- Optional limit: control lines read (default 2000)
- Don't use for directories (use LS tool instead)
- Displays contents with line numbers
- Can read from any file position using offset
- Handles large files by limiting lines read
- Auto-truncates very long lines for display
- Suggests similar filenames when file not found
- Max file size: 250KB
- Default limit: 2000 lines
- Lines >2000 chars truncated
- Cannot display binary files/images (identifies them)
- Handles Windows (CRLF) and Unix (LF) line endings
- Works with forward slashes (/) and backslashes ()
- Auto-detects text encoding for common formats
- Use with Glob to find files first
- For code exploration: Grep to find relevant files, then View to examine
- For large files: use offset parameter for specific sections