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Compile design tokens

Once your design system has been created and configured, you may compile the configuration into the tokens mentioned above by running the compile command. This command requires a name (a folder within .aesthetic), an output format, and a target folder to write files to.

aesthetic compile <name> ./styles/system --format web-css

Formats#

Formats are the combination of a device platform and target language, and represent the compiled output of a design system configuration. Pass the --format option to choose one of the following.