tweak apply_patch tool description

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Aiden Cline
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Use the `apply_patch` tool to edit files. This is a FREEFORM tool, so do not wrap the patch in JSON.
Use the `apply_patch` tool to edit files. This is a FREEFORM tool, so do not wrap the patch in JSON. Your patch language is a strippeddown, fileoriented diff format designed to be easy to parse and safe to apply. You can think of it as a highlevel envelope:
*** Begin Patch
[ one or more file sections ]
*** End Patch
Within that envelope, you get a sequence of file operations.
You MUST include a header to specify the action you are taking.
Each operation starts with one of three headers:
*** Add File: <path> - create a new file. Every following line is a + line (the initial contents).
*** Delete File: <path> - remove an existing file. Nothing follows.
*** Update File: <path> - patch an existing file in place (optionally with a rename).
Example patch:
```
*** Begin Patch
*** Add File: hello.txt
+Hello world
*** Update File: src/app.py
*** Move to: src/main.py
@@ def greet():
-print("Hi")
+print("Hello, world!")
*** Delete File: obsolete.txt
*** End Patch
```
It is important to remember:
- You must include a header with your intended action (Add/Delete/Update)
- You must prefix new lines with `+` even when creating a new file