Function legacyApplyValue

internal/cli/config_cmd.go:338–349

legacyApplyValue is the real implementation used by the legacy `set` path. It is kept separate from legacyUnsetConfig so the `set` and `unset` flows can evolve independently without sharing a boolean toggle.

(path, key, value string)

// It is kept separate from legacyUnsetConfig so the `set` and `unset` flows
// can evolve independently without sharing a boolean toggle.
func legacyApplyValue(path, key, value string) error {
	cfg, err := loadConfigFile(path)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	parts, err := editorconfig.Parse(key)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	editorconfig.Set(cfg, parts, editorconfig.ParseScalar(value))
	return writeConfigFile(path, cfg)
}