Where to Find the packwiz Command Reference and Pack Format Documentation

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The packwiz documentation site (packwiz.infra.link) organizes its reference material into three main sections: Commands, Reference, and Pack format. If you need to look up a specific subcommand, understand configuration options, or learn how the TOML metadata files are structured, those are the sections to visit. The site also includes a Tutorials section for step-by-step guides covering modpack creation, mod management, Git usage, installation/distribution, and publishing.

Commands

The Commands section lists every packwiz subcommand with its own page. Based on the site's table of contents, the documented commands are:

Command Purpose (as listed)
packwiz completion Shell completion for bash, fish, powershell, zsh
packwiz curseforge Subcommands: add, detect, export, import, open
packwiz init Initialize a modpack
packwiz list List mods
packwiz migrate Subcommands: loader, minecraft
packwiz modrinth Subcommands: add, export
packwiz pin Pin a file to prevent updates
packwiz refresh Refresh the index
packwiz remove Remove a mod
packwiz serve Run a local HTTP server for testing
packwiz settings Subcommand: acceptable-versions
packwiz unpin Unpin a file
packwiz update Update mods
packwiz url Subcommand: add
packwiz utils Subcommand: markdown

Each command has a dedicated page in the documentation, so you can look up the exact syntax and available flags for the one you need.

Reference

The Reference section covers Additional options — configuration settings that apply across packwiz usage. This is where you'd look for behavior that isn't tied to a single subcommand.

Pack format

The Pack format section explains the three TOML metadata files that packwiz uses instead of managing JAR files directly:

  • pack.toml — the top-level pack definition
  • index.toml — the index of files in the pack
  • mod.pw.toml — per-mod metadata

These files are designed to be version-controlled and shared with Git, which is the core of packwiz's approach.

Tutorials

If you're looking for task-oriented guidance rather than reference material, the Tutorials section covers:

  • Creating a modpack — getting started, adding mods, using packwiz with Git
  • Installing/distributing a modpack — installing with packwiz-installer, publishing to CurseForge, publishing to Modrinth

Quick orientation

  • Looking up a command's syntax or flags → Commands section
  • Understanding configuration behavior → Reference section
  • Understanding the TOML file structure → Pack format section
  • Learning how to do a specific task end-to-end → Tutorials section

The full documentation is available at packwiz.infra.link, with each section accessible from the site's table of contents.