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NAME
Ruby - Scss compiles CSS from SCSS (Sassy CSS) files
SYNOPSIS
scss [options] [INPUT] [OUTPUT]
DESCRIPTION
Description:
Converts SCSS or Sass files to CSS.
Common Options:
-I, --load-path PATH
Specify a Sass import path.
-r, --require LIB
Require a Ruby library before running Sass.
--compass
Make Compass imports available and load project configuration.
-t, --style NAME
Output style. Can be nested (default), compact, compressed, or
expanded.
-?, -h, --help
Show this help message.
-v, --version
Print the Sass version.
Watching and Updating:
--watch
Watch files or directories for changes. The location of the gen-
erated CSS can be set using a colon:
scss --watch input.scss:output.css
scss --watch input-dir:output-dir
--poll Check for file changes manually, rather than relying on the OS.
Only meaningful for --watch.
--update
Compile files or directories to CSS. Locations are set like
--watch.
-f, --force
Recompile every Sass file, even if the CSS file is newer. Only
meaningful for --update.
--stop-on-error
If a file fails to compile, exit immediately. Only meaningful
for --watch and --update.
Input and Output:
--sass Use the indented Sass syntax.
--sourcemap=TYPE
How to link generated output to the source files. auto (de-
fault): relative paths where possible, file URIs elsewhere file:
always absolute file URIs inline: include the source text in the
sourcemap none: no sourcemaps
-s, --stdin
Read input from standard input instead of an input file. This is
the default if no input file is specified.
-E, --default-encoding ENCODING
Specify the default encoding for input files.
--unix-newlines
Use Unix-style newlines in written files. Always true on Unix.
-g, --debug-info
Emit output that can be used by the FireSass Firebug plugin.
-l, --line-numbers
Emit comments in the generated CSS indicating the corresponding
source line.
--line-comments
Miscellaneous:
-i, --interactive
Run an interactive SassScript shell.
-c, --check
Just check syntax, don't evaluate.
--precision NUMBER_OF_DIGITS How many digits of precision to use when
outputting decimal numbers.
Defaults to 10.
--cache-location PATH
The path to save parsed Sass files. Defaults to .sass-cache.
-C, --no-cache
Don't cache parsed Sass files.
--trace
Show a full Ruby stack trace on error.
-q, --quiet
Silence warnings and status messages during compilation.
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