The issue
In /datapack create, the id argument that determines the folder name of the created pack only allows characters a-z 0-9 _ - ., even though other characters are perfectly valid for folder names, and manually created data packs support them just fine.
How to reproduce
/datapack create "Cool Pack" "A cool pack"
Expected results
Command should succeed
Observed results
Invalid characters in new pack name ‘Cool Pack’
Linked issues
is duplicated by 1
Comments 3
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Can you make it more clear what the expected behavior is here? I believe it is that the command doesn’t allow any characters other than a-z 0-9 _ - and . (dot), despite being able to write them in folder names on datapacks, is that correct?
Also, half of your report seems to be asking for a feature on the command syntax, which I don’t think is relevant.
Other than that, I can confirm.