<p>Modifying the grid means changing these values and recompiling.</p>
<h3>Now to customize</h3>
<p>Modifying the grid means changing the three <code>@grid-*</code> variables and recompiling the Less files.</p>
<p>Bootstrap comes equipped to handle a grid system with up to 24 columns; the default is just 16. Here's how your grid variables would look customized to a 24-column grid.</p>