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+# Description
+`gulp-core-build-webpack` is a plugin for gulp-core-build which introduces the ability to bundle various source files into a set of bundles, using webpack. 
+
+# Tasks
+## WebpackTask
+
+### Description
+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
+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"
+})
+```