A utility to make lessc's CLI more performant for large directories of LESS files.
npm -g install less-cluster
less-cluster
is designed to be used on entire directories of LESS files, with output generally redirected to a different directory while maintaining the subdirectory structure of the source tree.
Usage:
less-cluster [options] [directory] [outputdir] [files...]
If the -d/--directory option is not passed, it is interpreted as the first
argument, defaulting to the current working directory.
Likewise, if the -o/--outputdir option is omitted, it is interpreted as the
second argument, defaulting to the --directory.
Any additional file arguments will be treated as filters limiting the top-
level imports to the denoted files. The dependents and consumers of these
files will also be built, as well.
Options:
-d, --directory Directory to search for LESS source files. [$CWD]
-o, --outputdir Directory to output generated CSS files into. [$CWD]
-m, --match Pattern matching files to be processed. ["**/*.less"]
-w, --workers Number of workers to spawn. [cpus.length, max 8]
-q, --quiet Only log errors, disabling --verbose.
-h, --help Show this message and exit.
-v, --version Show the version and exit.
LESS Options:
-I, --include-path Path[s] to find imports on. [[""]]
-O, --optimization Set the parser optimization level. [1]
-rp, --rootpath Set the root path prepending relative imports & URLs [""]
-ru, --relative-urls Rewrite relative URLs to the base LESS file.
--no-color Disable color output.
-x, --compress Compress output by removing whitespace.
--yui-compress Compress output with ycssmin.
--max-line-len Maximum line length of processed output. [-1]
--line-numbers Output file line numbers. ["comments"|"mediaquery"|"all"]
-l, --lint Syntax check only (no output).
--strict-imports Force evaluation of imports.
-sm, --strict-math Require brackets around mathematical expressions. (1.4.x)
-su, --strict-units Require units of operands to match. (1.4.x)
--no-ie-compat Do not limit data-uri embedding to 32KB (IE8)
--legacy Disable 1.4.x strictness with both math and units.
-s, --silent Suppress error messages. (Implies --quiet)
-V, --verbose Become extremely talkative.
Report LESS bugs to http://github.com/cloudhead/less.js/issues
Further documentation: <http://lesscss.org/>
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