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.TH POSTCSS "1" "December 2022" "postcss 16.2.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
postcss \- Command-line client for node??-postcss
.SH DESCRIPTION
.SS "Usage:"
.IP
postcss [input.css] [OPTIONS] [\-o|\-\-output output.css] [\-\-watch|\-w]
postcss <input.css>... [OPTIONS] \fB\-\-dir\fR <output\-directory> [\-\-watch|\-w]
postcss <input\-directory> [OPTIONS] \fB\-\-dir\fR <output\-directory> [\-\-watch|\-w]
postcss <input\-glob\-pattern> [OPTIONS] \fB\-\-dir\fR <output\-directory> [\-\-watch|\-w]
postcss <input.css>... [OPTIONS] \fB\-\-replace\fR
.SS "Basic options:"
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR
Output file                                            [string]
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-dir\fR
Output directory                                       [string]
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-replace\fR
Replace (overwrite) the input file                    [boolean]
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-map\fR
Create an external sourcemap
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-map\fR
Disable the default inline sourcemaps
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-watch\fR
Watch files for changes and recompile as needed       [boolean]
.TP
\fB\-\-verbose\fR
Be verbose                                            [boolean]
.TP
\fB\-\-env\fR
A shortcut for setting NODE_ENV                        [string]
.SS "Options for use without a config file:"
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-use\fR
List of postcss plugins to use                      [array]
.TP
\fB\-\-parser\fR
Custom postcss parser                              [string]
.TP
\fB\-\-stringifier\fR
Custom postcss stringifier                         [string]
.TP
\fB\-\-syntax\fR
Custom postcss syntax                              [string]
.SS "Options for use with --dir:"
.TP
\fB\-\-ext\fR
Override the output file extension; for use with \fB\-\-dir\fR    [string]
.TP
\fB\-\-base\fR
Mirror the directory structure relative to this path in the output
.TP
directory, for use with \fB\-\-dir\fR
[string]
.SS "Advanced options:"
.TP
\fB\-\-include\-dotfiles\fR
Enable glob to match files/dirs that begin with "."
[boolean]
.TP
\fB\-\-poll\fR
Use polling for file watching. Can optionally pass pol
ling interval; default 100 ms
.TP
\fB\-\-config\fR
Set a custom directory to look for a config file
[string]
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
Show version number                                   [boolean]
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Show help                                             [boolean]
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
postcss input.css \-o output.css
Basic usage
.TP
postcss src/**/*.css \-\-base src \-\-dir bu
Glob Pattern & output
.IP
ild
cat input.css | postcss \-u autoprefixer   Piping input & output
> output.css
.PP
If no input files are passed, it reads from stdin. If neither \-o, \-\-dir, or \-\-re
place is passed, it writes to stdout.
.PP
If there are multiple input files, the \-\-dir or \-\-replace option must be passed.
.PP
Input files may contain globs (e.g. src/**/*.css). If you pass an input director
y, it will process all files in the directory and any subdirectories, respecting
.IP
the glob pattern.
.PP
For more details, please see https://github.com/postcss/postcss\-cli