How do I export a minified CSS file using client-side less.js?

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I have a web project I'm working on and it is using LESS to combine all the files into one CSS for me. However I obviously don't want the client side javascript to have to run in production as that is going to slow things down.

Is there a way with the client-side less.js that it can export the .less files you give it to a single CSS file, which I could then call in my live environment?

You need to install nodeJS and run the compile.js provided in your less utils directory (in command line) — yent, Jul 23 '12 at 09:53
Is there not a non command line equivalent? Would be much easier to have it do it as I preview what I've done rather than having to keep running a command. — diggersworld, Jul 23 '12 at 14:19

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '12 at 15:03

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You have a couple of options for this that I know of:

Use the LESS command line tool
If you're on a Mac, use LESS.app

Running a watch command isn't that big of a deal, it becomes second nature quite quickly :)

answered Jul 28 '12 at 15:03

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From what I have seen there is no way to export the CSS from the client side less.js library. So I'm accepting this answer as the LESS command line option is suggested with the original documentation. – diggersworld Jul 30 '12 at 11:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '12 at 15:09

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Since you want a non-command line option, I'd recommend LESS.app if you're running OS X. If not, try Simpless (cross-platform) or Crunch (Adobe Air-based).

PS. They're all free!

answered Jul 28 '12 at 15:09

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How do I export a minified CSS file using client-side less.js?

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