The files you'll have

Once you've downloaded the Bootstrap source files, you should see a file structure that is similar to the following screenshot:

Admittedly, that's a lot of files, and we don't need them all. On the plus side, we have everything we want from Bootstrap.

While the exact contents of the repository will change over time, the main contents will remain relatively consistent. Most notably, in the less folder, you will find all the important LESS files, which are key to every project in this book. Another benefit is that the js folder contains Bootstrap's individual JavaScript plugins so that these may be selectively included as needed.

On the other hand, if you want Bootstrap's default precompiled CSS or JavaScript files (such as bootstrap.css or bootstrap.min.js), those are still available within the dist folder. As a bonus, you'll find the example HTML templates in the examples folder. In fact, we'll use one of these examples to set up our first project template folder.