---
name: "compass"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-compass"
version: "1.0.3~dfsg-4"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/compass"
---

# compass(1)

Stylesheet Framework streamlining creation and maintenance of CSS

## NAME

Compass - Stylesheet Framework streamlining creation and maintenance of CSS

## SYNOPSIS

**compass** *help* \[*command*\]

## DESCRIPTION

### Description:

-

  The Compass Stylesheet Authoring Framework helps you build and maintain your stylesheets and makes it easy for you to use stylesheet libraries provided by others.

### Donating:

-

  Compass is charityware. If you find it useful please make a tax deductable donation: http://umdf.org/compass

To get help on a particular command please specify the command.

### Primary Commands:

- \* clean

  \- Remove generated files and the sass cache

- \* compile

  \- Compile Sass stylesheets to CSS

- \* create

  \- Create a new compass project

- \* init

  \- Add compass to an existing project

- \* watch

  \- Compile Sass stylesheets to CSS when they change

### Other Commands:

- \* config

  \- Generate a configuration file for the provided command line options.

- \* extension

  \- Manage the list of compass extensions on your system

- \* frameworks

  \- List the available frameworks

- \* help

  \- Get help on a compass command or extension

- \* imports

  \- Emit an imports suitable for passing to the sass command-line.

- \* install

  \- Install an extension's pattern into your compass project

-

  \* interactive - Interactively evaluate SassScript \* sprite      - Generate an import for your sprites. \* stats       - Report statistics about your stylesheets \* unpack      - Copy an extension into your extensions folder. \* validate    - Validate your generated css. \* version     - Print out version information

Available Frameworks & Patterns:

-

  \* compass

### Global Options:

- **-r**, **--require** LIBRARY

  Require the given ruby LIBRARY before running commands. This is used to access compass plugins without having a project configuration file.

- **-l**, **--load** FRAMEWORK\_DIR

  Load the framework or extensions found in the FRAMEWORK directory.

- **-L**, **--load-all** FRAMEWORKS\_DIR

  Load all the frameworks or extensions found in the FRAMEWORKS\_DIR directory.

- **-I**, **--import-path** IMPORT\_PATH

  Makes files under the IMPORT\_PATH folder findable by Sass's @import directive.

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  Quiet mode.

- **--trace**

  Show a full stacktrace on error

- **--force**

  Allows compass to overwrite existing files.

- **--boring**

  Turn off colorized output.

- \-?, **-h**, **--help**

  Show this message

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008-2016 Chris Eppstein Released under the MIT License. Compass is charityware. Please make a tax deductable donation for a worthy cause: http://umdf.org/compass