Change Files

Corrections are expressed as change files applied by updateByLine.py:

python updateByLine.py <input_file> <changefile> <output_file>

Format

Paired lines, with ; introducing a comment:

1234 old original line text here
1234 new replacement line text here

Supported operations:

Keyword	Effect
new	Replace the line
ins	Insert after the given line
del	Delete the line

All files must be UTF-8 (no BOM — see the BOM rule in Corrections Workflow).

Worked example

To fix a typo on line 1234 of a dictionary:

; fix headword typo: krsna -> kfzRa (SLP1)
1234 old <H1><h><key1>krsna</key1>...
1234 new <H1><h><key1>kfzRa</key1>...

Then run the full workflow: snapshot → apply → validate XML → diff to audit change file → commit csl-orig + csl-corrections.

Insertions and deletions

diff_to_changes_dict.py (used to regenerate the audit change file) assumes equal line counts. If your change adds or removes lines, use diff_to_changes.py instead, which handles differing line counts.