How do i create/convert a css file using sass scss

Question

I am trying to create a file in sass and link it notepad ++ i have tried looking at videos on how to install it and use sass but they all are on mac.

Accepted Answer

If you are a windows fan download Ruby Installer and install it locally.

Go to `Start > All Programs > Ruby > Start Command Prompt with Ruby`

Then install SASS using `gem install sass` command.

You should now have installed sass, however you can check using `sass -v` command.

Now using command prompt change the directory to your sass directory and use following commands

```
# Convert Sass to SCSS
sass-convert style.sass style.scss

# Convert SCSS to Sass
sass-convert style.scss style.sass
```

To run Sass from the command line, just use

```
sass input.scss output.css
```

You can also tell Sass to watch the file and update the CSS every time the Sass file changes:

```
sass --watch input.scss:output.css
```

If you have a directory with many Sass files, you can also tell Sass to watch the entire directory:

```
sass --watch app/sass:public/stylesheets
```

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