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@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 ## WebpackTask
 
 ### Description
-This task
+This task invokes webpack using a consumer-specified `webpack.config.js` on a package.
+
+### Command Line Options
+If the `--initwebpack` flag is passed to the command line, this task will initialize a `webpack.config.js` which bundles `lib/index.js` into `dist/{packagename}.js as a UMD module.
 
 ### Config
 ```typescript
@@ -13,4 +16,11 @@ interface IWebpackConfig {
   configPath: string;
 }
 ```
-`
+* **configPath** used to specify the local package relative path to a `webpack.config.js`
+
+Usage:
+```typescript
+build.webpack.setConfig({
+  configPath: "./webpack.config.js"
+})
+```