# postcss > Transform styles with JS plugins. > More information: . - Parse and transform a CSS file: `postcss {{path/to/file}}` - Parse and transform a CSS file and output to a specific file: `postcss {{path/to/file}} {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/file}}` - Parse and transform a CSS file and output to a specific directory: `postcss {{path/to/file}} {{[-d|--dir]}} {{path/to/directory}}` - Parse and transform a CSS file in-place: `postcss {{path/to/file}} {{[-r|--replace]}}` - Specify a custom PostCSS parser: `postcss {{path/to/file}} --parser {{parser}}` - Specify a custom PostCSS syntax: `postcss {{path/to/file}} --syntax {{syntax}}` - Watch for changes to a CSS file: `postcss {{path/to/file}} {{[-w|--watch]}}` - Display help: `postcss {{[-h|--help]}}`