Upload, download, search and modify files in a Daytona sandbox filesystem via the SDK

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Documented steps

  1. List a directory with Python `list_files(path)` / TypeScript `listFiles(path)`; entries expose name, `is_dir`/`isDir`, size and `mod_time`/`modTime`.
  2. Inspect a single entry with Python `get_file_info(path)` / TypeScript `getFileDetails(path)`.
  3. Create directories with Python `create_folder(path, mode)` / TypeScript `createFolder(path, mode)`, passing mode as a permission string such as "755".
  4. Upload one file with Python `upload_file(content, destination)` / TypeScript `uploadFile(content, path)`; upload many with `upload_files(...)` / `uploadFiles(...)` using `{source, destination}` entries.
  5. Download with Python `download_file(path)` / TypeScript `downloadFile(path)`, or the bulk `download_files(...)` / `downloadFiles(...)` variants.
  6. Delete with `delete_file(path, recursive)` — pass `recursive=True` to remove non-empty directories.
  7. Set permissions with Python `set_file_permissions(path, mode)` / TypeScript `setFilePermissions(path, {mode, owner?, group?})`, mode given as a string.
  8. Search file contents with Python `find_files(path, pattern)` / TypeScript `findFiles({path, pattern})`.
  9. Apply bulk edits with Python `replace_in_files(files, pattern, new_value)` / TypeScript `replaceInFiles(files, pattern, newText)`.
  10. Move or rename with `move_files(source, destination)` / `moveFiles(source, destination)`.
  11. Use a leading "/" for absolute paths; relative paths resolve against the sandbox user's home directory (e.g. `workspace` implies `/home/[username]/workspace`). Official docs: https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/file-system-operations

Known gotchas

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