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Clarification on relative paths
PhilETaylor Jan 24, 2025
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Update detecting-classes-in-source-files.mdx
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## Explicitly registering sources

Use `@source` to explicitly register source paths that Tailwind ignores by default:
Use `@source` to explicitly register source paths relative to the stylesheet:

```css
/* [!code filename:CSS] */
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@source "../node_modules/@acmecorp/ui-lib";
```

This is especially useful when you need to scan an external library that is built with Tailwind, since dependencies are usually listed in your `.gitignore` file and ignored by Tailwind.
This is especially useful when you need to scan an external library that is built with Tailwind, since dependencies are usually listed in your `.gitignore` file and ignored by Tailwind by default.

### Setting your base path

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