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PostCSS CLI
Install
```bash
npm i -g|-D postcss-cli
```
Usage
```
Usage:
postcss [input.css] [OPTIONS] [-o|--output output.css] [--watch|-w]
postcss ... [OPTIONS] --dir [--watch|-w]
postcss [OPTIONS] --dir [--watch|-w]
postcss [OPTIONS] --dir [--watch|-w]
postcss ... [OPTIONS] --replace
Basic options:
-o, --output Output file [string]
-d, --dir Output directory [string]
-r, --replace Replace (overwrite) the input file [boolean]
--map, -m Create an external sourcemap
--no-map Disable the default inline sourcemaps
--verbose Be verbose [boolean]
--watch, -w Watch files for changes and recompile as needed [boolean]
--env A shortcut for setting NODE_ENV [string]
Options for when not using a config file:
-u, --use List of postcss plugins to use [array]
--parser Custom postcss parser [string]
--stringifier Custom postcss stringifier [string]
--syntax Custom postcss syntax [string]
Advanced options:
--ext Override the output file extension; for use with --dir [string]
--base Mirror the directory structure relative to this path in the output
directory, for use with --dir [string]
--poll Use polling for file watching. Can optionally pass polling interval;
default 100 ms
--config Set a custom path to look for a config file [string]
Options:
--version Show version number [boolean]
-h, --help Show help [boolean]
Examples:
postcss input.css -o output.css Basic usage
postcss src/**/*.css --base src --dir build Glob Pattern & output
cat input.css | postcss -u autoprefixer > output.css Piping input & output
If no input files are passed, it reads from stdin. If neither -o, --dir, or
--replace is passed, it writes to stdout.
If there are multiple input files, the --dir or --replace option must be passed.
Input files may contain globs (ie: src/**/*.css). If you pass an input directory, it will process
all files in the directory and any subdirectories, respecting the glob pattern.
```
> ℹ️ More details on custom parsers, stringifiers and syntaxes, can be found [here](https://github.com/postcss/postcss#syntaxes).
### [Config](https://github.com/michael-ciniawsky/postcss-load-config)
If you need to pass options to your plugins, or have a long plugin chain, you'll want to use a configuration file.
**postcss.config.js**
```js
module.exports = {
parser: 'sugarss',
plugins: [
require('postcss-import')({ ...options }),
require('postcss-url')({ url: 'copy', useHash: true })
]
}
```
Note that you **can not** set the `from` or `to` options for postcss in the config file. They are set automatically based on the CLI arguments.
### Context
For more advanced usage it's recommend to to use a function in `postcss.config.js`, this gives you access to the CLI context to dynamically apply options and plugins **per file**
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| :-------: | :--------: | :--------------------------------: | :------------------- |
| `env` | `{String}` | `'development'` | process.env.NODE_ENV |
| `file` | `{Object}` | `dirname, basename, extname` | File |
| `options` | `{Object}` | `map, parser, syntax, stringifier` | PostCSS Options |
**postcss.config.js**
```js
module.exports = ctx => ({
map: ctx.options.map,
parser: ctx.file.extname === '.sss' ? 'sugarss' : false,
plugins: {
'postcss-import': { root: ctx.file.dirname },
cssnano: ctx.env === 'production' ? {} : false
}
})
```
> ⚠️ If you want to set options via CLI, it's mandatory to reference `ctx.options` in `postcss.config.js`
```bash
postcss input.sss -p sugarss -o output.css -m
```
**postcss.config.js**
```js
module.exports = ctx => ({
map: ctx.options.map,
parser: ctx.options.parser,
plugins: {
'postcss-import': { root: ctx.file.dirname },
cssnano: ctx.env === 'production' ? {} : false
}
})
```
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