importaint

Compile a CSS file with imports into a resolved CSS file without imports.

Before you begin

1. Download the latest importaint version. See Download.
2. Unzip importaint.

Usage

1. In a terminal app, run important followed by the local path or URL to the CSS file that you want to compile.
   NOTE: You can pass the following optional arguments to control the importaint behavior.
   • --output or -out - define the output directory
   • --minify or -m - minify the resolved CSS
   • --remove_comments or -rc - remove /* comments */ from the resolved CSS
   • --copy or -c - copy the resolved CSS output to system clipboard
2. If needed, accept any security prompt. For more information, see Accepting macOS Security Prompts or Accepting Windows Security Prompts.

Examples

Local File - compiled without comments

importaint "C:\GitHub\styling\style.css" --remove_comments

Result

In the original CSS file directory, a new resolved CSS file without /* comments */ is created: C:\GitHub\styling\style_compiled.css

Remote File - compiled, minified, and copied to clipboard

importaint "https://mysite.com/styles/style.css" --minify --copy

Result

In the local directory that you are prompted about:

• The remote unresolved CSS file is downloaded
• A new resolved and minified CSS file is created

Remote file - compiled and saved to a custom output folder

importaint "https://mysite.com/styles/style.css" -out "C:\MyStyles\StyleA"

Result

In the output directory that you provided (C:\MyStyles\StyleA)

• The remote unresolved CSS file is downloaded
• A new resolved CSS file is created