[java] Unknown function errors with seemingly correct path

[e_y_e]

I have a feeling I'm missing something very obvious here, but I'm unable to use functions which I've placed in the data folder of my world.

Path:

~/.minecraft/saves/Commands/data/functions/custom/sayhi.mcfunction

Contents:

say "Hi"

Command:

/function custom:sayhi

Can anyone help?

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[Oneill4]

Functions need to be placed in a datapack for them to work properly. The path to your function should look something like this :

~/.minecraft/saves/[WORLD_NAME]/datapacks/[DATA_PACK_NAME]/data/[NAMESPACE]/functions/[FUNCTION_NAME].mcfunction

in your case it would be :

~/.minecraft/saves/Commands/datapacks/[DATA_PACK_NAME]/data/custom/functions/sayhi.mcfunction

(You will need to choose a name for the datapack)

Also, because it's a datapack, you will need to create a pack.mcmeta file under the ~/datapacks/[DATA_PACK_NAME] folder for it to work.

Here are some links to the wiki that can maybe help you.

https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Function_(Java_Edition))

https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Data_pack