Glossary
This page contains commonly used terms in the documentation along with their explanations.
- Minecraft Directory
This is the directory where Minecraft is installed. It typically contains the
assets,libraries,runtime, andversionsdirectories.
- Game Directory
This is the directory where Minecraft saves its data (e.g., worlds). It usually contains the
savesandresourcepacksdirectories, as well as anoptions.txtfile. By default, the Game Directory is the same as the Minecraft Directory.
- Version
This refers to a specific version of Minecraft. It is installed in
<minecraft_directory>/versions.
- client.json
This is a JSON file that stores information about a specific Minecraft version. It is located in
<minecraft_directory>/versions/<version>/client.json. For a detailed explanation, refer to the Minecraft Wiki .
- Runtime
This refers to the Java Runtime used by Minecraft. The runtimes that come with Minecraft are installed in
<minecraft_directory>/runtimes.