- 1 year ago
Where I can obtain the "stylus.bat"" for the File watchers of IntelliJ IDEA faminly IDEs?
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To obtain the stylus.bat
file for using Stylus with File Watchers in IntelliJ IDEA or related IDEs, you can follow these steps:
Install Stylus:
- Make sure you have Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed on your system.
- Open a command prompt or terminal and run the following command to install Stylus globally:
npm install -g stylus
Locate the
stylus.bat
file:- After installing Stylus, the
stylus.bat
file should be available in the npm global installation directory on your system. - The typical path for the npm global installation directory is:
- Windows:
C:\Users\<Your Username>\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\stylus\bin
- macOS/Linux:
/usr/local/lib/node_modules/stylus/bin
- Windows:
- After installing Stylus, the
Copy the
stylus.bat
file:- Navigate to the directory where the
stylus.bat
file is located. - Copy the
stylus.bat
file to a location of your choice. For example, you can create a folder specifically for custom file watcher scripts.
- Navigate to the directory where the
Set up File Watcher in IntelliJ IDEA:
- Open your IntelliJ IDEA or related IDE.
- Go to "File" > "Settings" (or "Preferences" on macOS) to open the settings.
- In the settings window, navigate to "Tools" > "File Watchers".
- Create a new File Watcher and configure it to use the
stylus.bat
file you copied earlier.
By following these steps, you can obtain the stylus.bat
file and configure it as a File Watcher in IntelliJ IDEA or related IDEs. This allows you to automatically compile Stylus files whenever changes are made.