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CSS CSS to Sass Installing Sass and Setting up the Project The --watch Command

nacho vargas
nacho vargas
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Posted by nacho vargas
nacho vargas
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Hi there, When I use the --watch comand it no creates the style.css and the map in the css folder. Any clue? Thanks!

When I use the --watch comand it no creates the style.css and the map in the css folder. Any clue? Thanks!

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
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Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Do you have a config.rb file in your folder?

nacho vargas
nacho vargas
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nacho vargas
nacho vargas
7,853 Points

Nope, I'm just following the steps from the video-tutorial.

Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
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Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Install Compass using gem install compass and create a new compass project, compass create nameOfPoject, then watch the project using compass watch

Or use the command sass --watch scssFolderName:cssFolderName

4 Answers

Teena Abbott
Teena Abbott
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Teena Abbott
Teena Abbott
21,054 Points

I was having the same issue. I discovered it was the file extension. style.scss.css. I am using window 7. I had to go to the, contol panel, click on folder options and view tab and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". Then I was able to change the file to style.scss and that helped.

Harsh Singh
Harsh Singh
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Harsh Singh
Harsh Singh
5,233 Points

Same here. Thanks for solving the problem.

Rachael Oakley
Rachael Oakley
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Rachael Oakley
Rachael Oakley
2,904 Points

Thank you! Also got stuck on this. For Windows 8 go to Control Panel, Appearance and Personalisation, Folder Options then the same as Teena's comment

nacho vargas
nacho vargas
7,853 Points
nacho vargas
nacho vargas
7,853 Points

Thanks, it seems to work now ;)

Rossella Rosin
Rossella Rosin
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Rossella Rosin
Rossella Rosin
15,734 Points

thanks a lot! I was having the same problem on the mac and was getting mad. I wonder how it ended up with the double suffix though.

igor m.
igor m.
409 Points
igor m.
igor m.
409 Points

Thanks a lot Teena! It works now.