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James Nelson
23,956 PointsSass --watch
Hello, I just finished the Sass videos on treehouse however the sass --watch command has left me slightly confused.
Does this command watch all .scss files? For example if I have a scss file in my desktop and have a scss file in my documents, will this command watch both of these files and convert to css?
Thanks
3 Answers
Adam Sackfield
Pro Student 19,663 PointsIt will watch whatever directory you ask it to, take the following example
cd C:\sites\portfolio\css
sass --watch .
It will watch on the .scss and .sass files in the CSS directory of that project
Thanks Adam
James Nelson
23,956 PointsAhh! So it will watch wherever I run the command in.
What if I am working on two projects at once, do I just run the watch command in both folders where scss files are held?
Thanks
Adam Sackfield
Pro Student 19,663 PointsYou can also chain paths together to watch multiple directories like so
sass --watch path/to/sass1:path/to/css1 path/to/sass2:path/to/css2 path/to/sass3:path/to/css3
never used this command before thou, I usually just restart sass in whatever project i am working on at that time. I did learn the other day from CSS-Tricks that you can type cd into prompt then drag a folder instead of typing path.
James Nelson
23,956 PointsThats a handy tip, Thanks Adam :)
Adam Sackfield
Pro Student 19,663 PointsNo problem. If you choose a best answer it will mark the question as solved.
Cheers