---
name: "sprockets"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-sprockets"
version: "4.2.1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sprockets"
---

# sprockets(1)

command line tool for Sprockets library. Sprockets is a Ruby library for compiling and serving web assets. It features declarative dependency management for JavaScript and CSS assets, as well as a powerful preprocessor pipeline that allows you to write assets in languages like CoffeeScript, Sass, SCSS and LESS.

## NAME

sprockets - command line tool for Sprockets library.

Sprockets is a Ruby library for compiling and serving web assets. It features declarative dependency management for JavaScript and CSS assets, as well as a powerful preprocessor pipeline that allows you to write assets in languages like CoffeeScript, Sass, SCSS and LESS.

## SYNOPSIS

**sprockets** \[*options*\] *filename* \[*filename* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

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

  Require the LIBRARY before doing anything

- **-I**, **--include**=*DIRECTORY*

  Adds the directory to the Sprockets load path

- **-o**, **--output**=*DIRECTORY*

  Copy provided assets into DIRECTORY

- **--css-compressor**=*COMPRESSOR*

  Use CSS compressor

- **--js-compressor**=*COMPRESSOR*

  Use JavaScript compressor

- **--noenv**

  Disables .sprocketsrc file

- **-h**, **--help**

  Shows this help message

- **-v**, **--version**

  Shows version