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 Install runs a series of Mocha tests to see if your machine can use the pre-built [libsass] which will save some time during install. If any tests fail it will build from source.
 
-If you know the pre-built version will work and do not want to wait for the tests to run you can skip the tests by setting the environment variable `SKIP_NODE_SASS_TESTS` to true.
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-      SKIP_NODE_SASS_TESTS=true npm install
-
 ## Maintainers
 
 This module is brought to you and maintained by the following people: