(SASS) How do I exclude my imported files to compile to css files

Question

I have the following sass directory

sass

config.rb
-base.scss
-mixins.scss
-main.scss 

site
  -dowmloads.scss
  -messages.scss
  ...
  ...


        

Answer 1

Start the filename with an underscore. You can then import this and it's styles will only get added to the file that imports it. The actual file itself will never get generated into it's own css file.

Hope it helps.