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## NAME
       Ruby - Sass compiles CSS from SASS files

## SYNOPSIS
       **sass** [_options_] [_INPUT_] [_OUTPUT_]

## DESCRIPTION
### Description:
              Converts SCSS or Sass files to CSS.

### Common Options:
### -I --load-path
              Specify a Sass import path.

### -r --require
              Require a Ruby library before running Sass.

### --compass
              Make Compass imports available and load project configuration.

### -t --style
              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 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**.

### --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 **--up**‐‐
              **date**.

### --stop-on-error
              If a file fails to compile, exit immediately.  Only meaningful for **--watch**  and  **--up**‐‐
              **date**.

### Input and Output:
       **--scss** Use the CSS-superset SCSS syntax.

       **--sourcemap**=_TYPE_
              How  to  link  generated  output  to the source files.  auto (default): 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
              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 num‐
       bers.
              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.



Ruby Sass 3.7.4                             November 2021                                    [RUBY(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/RUBY/1/markdown)