I am using bootstrap.css and I found that there is another css file named bootstrap-combined.min.css, is there any difference in style? Is there any need to include both css files? Which one is more preferable?
They have exactly the same function, but the . min. css version has been minified, meaning all whitespace has been removed to reduce file size and increase speed.
Both are same but bundle has other js included in it like popper. js whereas, bootstrap. min. js only have the minimal js which is required to run the bootstrap.
This is the most basic form of Bootstrap: precompiled files for quick drop-in usage in nearly any web project. We provide compiled CSS and JS ( bootstrap.* ), as well as compiled and minified CSS and JS ( bootstrap.min.* ).
CSS minification is the process of removing unneeded code from CSS source files, with the goal of reducing file size without changing how the CSS file executes in the browser.
The file bootstrap-combined.min.css is for Bootstrap v2, it is the combined css file of bootstrap.css (the main css file) and bootstrap-responsive.css (the responsive Bootstrap styles). It's exactly the same as using those two files separately but it just saves you an extra request.
The "min" part of the filename just means that it has been minified, which is to say that it has had all the unnecessary white-space/comments/etc removed.
Conclusion
bootstrap.min.css = compressed version of bootstrap.css
bootstrap-combined.min.css = bootstrap.min.css + bootstrap-responsive.min.css
Basically min is minified version, which is intend for production. In normal version you can see through codes and edit (In some cases, necessary though). Sizes are remarkable reduced in minified version and relieve bandwidth, time and memory.
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