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)<cross_platform>
- Handles Windows (CRLF) and Unix (LF) line endings
- Works with forward slashes (/) and backslashes ()
- Auto-detects text encoding for common formats </cross_platform>