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postcss: Parse and transform a CSS file in-place.
$ postcss ${filename} --replace
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The given command is using PostCSS to process a file specified by ${filename} and replace the original file with the processed result.

Explanation:

  • postcss: This is the command to execute the PostCSS processor.
  • ${filename}: This is a placeholder for the name of the file you want to process. You should replace it with the actual filename or path to the file you want to process.
  • --replace: This is an option passed to the PostCSS command to specify that the original file should be replaced with the processed result. Without this option, the processed output would be displayed in the console or written to a new file.

Overall, the command is instructing PostCSS to process the specified file and overwrite it with the processed output.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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