{ "mode": "man", "parameter": "SASS", "section": "1", "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SASS/1/json", "generated": "2026-05-30T06:06:00Z", "synopsis": "sass [options] [INPUT] [OUTPUT]", "sections": { "NAME": { "content": "Ruby - Sass compiles CSS from SASS files\n", "subsections": [] }, "SYNOPSIS": { "content": "sass [options] [INPUT] [OUTPUT]\n", "subsections": [] }, "DESCRIPTION": { "content": "", "subsections": [ { "name": "Description:", "content": "Converts SCSS or Sass files to CSS.\n" }, { "name": "Common Options:", "content": "" }, { "name": "-I --load-path", "content": "Specify a Sass import path.\n", "flag": "-I", "long": "--load-path" }, { "name": "-r --require", "content": "Require a Ruby library before running Sass.\n", "flag": "-r", "long": "--require" }, { "name": "--compass", "content": "Make Compass imports available and load project configuration.\n", "long": "--compass" }, { "name": "-t --style", "content": "Output style. Can be nested (default), compact, compressed, or expanded.\n\n-?, -h, --help\nShow this help message.\n", "flag": "-t", "long": "--style" }, { "name": "-v --version", "content": "Print the Sass version.\n", "flag": "-v", "long": "--version" }, { "name": "Watching and Updating:", "content": "" }, { "name": "--watch", "content": "Watch files or directories for changes. The location of the generated CSS can be set\nusing a colon:\n\nsass --watch input.sass:output.css\nsass --watch input-dir:output-dir\n\n--poll Check for file changes manually, rather than relying on the OS. Only meaningful for\n--watch.\n", "long": "--watch" }, { "name": "--update", "content": "Compile files or directories to CSS. Locations are set like --watch.\n", "long": "--update" }, { "name": "-f --force", "content": "Recompile every Sass file, even if the CSS file is newer. Only meaningful for --up‐‐\ndate.\n", "flag": "-f", "long": "--force" }, { "name": "--stop-on-error", "content": "If a file fails to compile, exit immediately. Only meaningful for --watch and --up‐‐\ndate.\n", "long": "--stop-on-error" }, { "name": "Input and Output:", "content": "--scss Use the CSS-superset SCSS syntax.\n\n--sourcemap=TYPE\nHow to link generated output to the source files. auto (default): relative paths\nwhere possible, file URIs elsewhere file: always absolute file URIs inline: include\nthe source text in the sourcemap none: no sourcemaps\n" }, { "name": "-s --stdin", "content": "Read input from standard input instead of an input file. This is the default if no\ninput file is specified.\n", "flag": "-s", "long": "--stdin" }, { "name": "-E --default-encoding", "content": "Specify the default encoding for input files.\n", "flag": "-E", "long": "--default-encoding" }, { "name": "--unix-newlines", "content": "Use Unix-style newlines in written files. Always true on Unix.\n", "long": "--unix-newlines" }, { "name": "-g --debug-info", "content": "Emit output that can be used by the FireSass Firebug plugin.\n", "flag": "-g", "long": "--debug-info" }, { "name": "-l --line-numbers", "content": "Emit comments in the generated CSS indicating the corresponding source line.\n", "flag": "-l", "long": "--line-numbers" }, { "name": "--line-comments", "content": "", "long": "--line-comments" }, { "name": "Miscellaneous:", "content": "" }, { "name": "-i --interactive", "content": "Run an interactive SassScript shell.\n", "flag": "-i", "long": "--interactive" }, { "name": "-c --check", "content": "Just check syntax, don't evaluate.\n\n--precision NUMBEROFDIGITS How many digits of precision to use when outputting decimal num‐\nbers.\nDefaults to 10.\n\n--cache-location PATH\nThe path to save parsed Sass files. Defaults to .sass-cache.\n", "flag": "-c", "long": "--check" }, { "name": "-C --no-cache", "content": "Don't cache parsed Sass files.\n", "flag": "-C", "long": "--no-cache" }, { "name": "--trace", "content": "Show a full Ruby stack trace on error.\n", "long": "--trace" }, { "name": "-q --quiet", "content": "Silence warnings and status messages during compilation.\n\n\n\nRuby Sass 3.7.4 November 2021 RUBY(1)", "flag": "-q", "long": "--quiet" } ] } }, "summary": "Ruby - Sass compiles CSS from SASS files", "flags": [ { "flag": "-I", "long": "--load-path", "arg": null, "description": "Specify a Sass import path." }, { "flag": "-r", "long": "--require", "arg": null, "description": "Require a Ruby library before running Sass." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--compass", "arg": null, "description": "Make Compass imports available and load project configuration." }, { "flag": "-t", "long": "--style", "arg": null, "description": "Output style. Can be nested (default), compact, compressed, or expanded. -?, -h, --help Show this help message." }, { "flag": "-v", "long": "--version", "arg": null, "description": "Print the Sass version." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--watch", "arg": null, "description": "Watch files or directories for changes. The location of the generated CSS can be set using a colon: sass --watch input.sass:output.css sass --watch input-dir:output-dir --poll Check for file changes manually, rather than relying on the OS. Only meaningful for --watch." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--update", "arg": null, "description": "Compile files or directories to CSS. Locations are set like --watch." }, { "flag": "-f", "long": "--force", "arg": null, "description": "Recompile every Sass file, even if the CSS file is newer. Only meaningful for --up‐‐ date." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--stop-on-error", "arg": null, "description": "If a file fails to compile, exit immediately. Only meaningful for --watch and --up‐‐ date." }, { "flag": "-s", "long": "--stdin", "arg": null, "description": "Read input from standard input instead of an input file. This is the default if no input file is specified." }, { "flag": "-E", "long": "--default-encoding", "arg": null, "description": "Specify the default encoding for input files." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--unix-newlines", "arg": null, "description": "Use Unix-style newlines in written files. Always true on Unix." }, { "flag": "-g", "long": "--debug-info", "arg": null, "description": "Emit output that can be used by the FireSass Firebug plugin." }, { "flag": "-l", "long": "--line-numbers", "arg": null, "description": "Emit comments in the generated CSS indicating the corresponding source line." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--line-comments", "arg": null, "description": "" }, { "flag": "-i", "long": "--interactive", "arg": null, "description": "Run an interactive SassScript shell." }, { "flag": "-c", "long": "--check", "arg": null, "description": "Just check syntax, don't evaluate. --precision NUMBEROFDIGITS How many digits of precision to use when outputting decimal num‐ bers. Defaults to 10. --cache-location PATH The path to save parsed Sass files. Defaults to .sass-cache." }, { "flag": "-C", "long": "--no-cache", "arg": null, "description": "Don't cache parsed Sass files." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--trace", "arg": null, "description": "Show a full Ruby stack trace on error." }, { "flag": "-q", "long": "--quiet", "arg": null, "description": "Silence warnings and status messages during compilation. Ruby Sass 3.7.4 November 2021 RUBY(1)" } ], "examples": [], "see_also": [] }