PacletExtensionDirectory
PacletExtensionDirectory[paclet]
returns an Association relating each extension of paclet to a directory.
PacletExtensionDirectory[paclet,type]
returns an Association relating each extension of paclet that matches type to a directory.
Details and Options
- paclet must be a file path to a paclet directory in the local file system, or a PacletObject.
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"SystemID" $SystemID System ID compatibility used to filter extensions Language All Language used to filter extensions - The "SystemID" and Language options are used to filter the extensions declared by the paclet before they are returned from PacletExtensionDirectory.
- The "SystemID" option expects values that are valid $SystemID values.
- If PacletExtensionDirectory encounters an unknown extension type, and a directory with the same name as the extension exists, that directory will be returned. If no such directory exists, Missing["NotAvailable"] will be returned.
Examples
Basic Examples (3)Summary of the most common use cases
Begin by ensuring PacletTools` is loaded:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0in9arwxebr1iesqgg519c28wkrb676-01ss87
List the directory associated with each extension of a paclet:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0in9arwxebr1iesqgg519c28wkrb676-6cz7vw

Get the directory associated with the first "Kernel" extension of a paclet:

https://wolfram.com/xid/0in9arwxebr1iesqgg519c28wkrb676-rsgf0n

Wolfram Research (2021), PacletExtensionDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html.
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Wolfram Research (2021), PacletExtensionDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html.
Wolfram Research (2021), PacletExtensionDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2021. "PacletExtensionDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html.
Wolfram Language. 2021. "PacletExtensionDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2021). PacletExtensionDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html
Wolfram Language. (2021). PacletExtensionDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_pacletextensiondirectory, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PacletExtensionDirectory}", year="2021", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html}", note=[Accessed: 22-April-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_pacletextensiondirectory, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PacletExtensionDirectory}, year={2021}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/PacletTools/ref/PacletExtensionDirectory.html}, note=[Accessed: 22-April-2025
]}