officecli

Use officecli create to make a blank .docx, .xlsx, or .pptx file, then add or set elements with paths like '/body/p[1]' or '/slide[1]'. Run officecli help <format> <element> to see exact property names instead of guessing.

Use officecli set with the find and replace props, for example: officecli set doc.docx / --prop find=draft --prop replace=final. The path controls scope, regex is supported with regex=true, and Excel supports find plus replace only.

No. officecli is a single binary with no dependencies and no Office installation needed. Install it on macOS or Linux with the curl install script, or on Windows with the PowerShell installer, then verify with officecli --version.

Yes. Run officecli watch <file> to start a live HTML preview that refreshes on every change. You can click shapes to select them, read the selection with officecli get <file> selected, and use marks to propose edits for review.

Shells like zsh and bash glob-expand brackets, so paths like /slide[1] must be quoted: '/slide[1]'. Also note paths are 1-based while the --index flag is 0-based, except Excel row and column inserts which are 1-based.

Watch selection covers pptx shapes, pictures, tables, charts, connectors, and groups, plus top-level docx paragraphs and tables. Excel does not emit data-paths, group children are not individually selectable, and Word nested elements like table cells are not addressable.