Commands

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List of commands

Commands include:

Syntax

If one sees...	Then...
plain text	Enter this exactly as shown
italics	Replace this with the appropriate value.
	This is a required argument.
square brackets	This is an optional argument.
x\|y	Pick one of the options shown. Available options are separated by vertical bars.
ellipsis (...)	The argument may consist of multiple words separated by spaces

The List

Command	Syntax (Usage)	Action	Operator Only?	Success conditions (activates comparator and stats)
/help	/help page	Shows a list of all available commands	No
/me	/me	Shows the player`s username then (i.e. /me ran outputs *Player ran)	No	If parameter is entered in
/whisper (/msg /tell)	/whisper	Tells a private message to	No	If and parameters are entered and must be online
/achievement	/achievement give player	Gives an achievement or +1 value to a statistic to player. If an achievement is given, all of its prerequisites will be given as well.	Yes	If no player is specified, defaults to the command`s executor. Must be specified if in a command block. must be a valid Statistic or achievement name.
/advancement	/advancement criterion	Gives or takes an advancement from a player, or tests whether a player has an advancement	Yes	If no player is specified, defaults to the command`s executor. Must be specified if in a command block. The advancement must be valid.
/blockdata	/blockdata	Gives the block at the specified coordinates the data in .	Yes	Block at the coordinates specified must be a block that holds NBT Data.
/clear	/clear item ID DV maximum amount taken DataTag	Clears from Item ID if DV and DataTag match the one in the inventory. If item ID is not specified, it completely erases the player`s inventory	Yes	All tags, dv, stack count, and item id must match. must be online.
/clone	/clone type	Copies the area within the first two set of coordinates and pastes it at the third.	Yes	Maximum cube volume is 32,768 blocks (2^15)(8 chunks).
/debug	/debug	Starts profiling a debug session or stops one.	Yes
/defaultgamemode	/defaultgamemode	Sets the server`s default gamemode for when players join for the first time.	Yes	Gamemode must be specified.
/difficulty	/difficulty	Changes the difficulty of the server.	Yes	Difficulty must be specified.
/effect	/effect Time(seconds) amplifier	Gives amplifier for Time seconds.	Yes	must be online must be a valid ID. Amplifier cannot go below 0 and cannot exceed 255 Time cannot exceed 1000000
/enchant	/enchant Enchantment level	Enchants the item in the s hand with .	Yes	must be online. must be an applicable enchantment ID (e.g. sharpness on a sword, but not on a bow). If Enchantment level is specified, it cannot go over the maximum level for the enchant. Fails if the enchantment is already on the item.
/execute	/execute	Executes at the location of , relative to .	Yes	If a player is specified, he/she must be online.
/fill	/fill DataValue oldBlockHandling dataTag OR /fill DataValue replace	Fills the between the 2 coordinates with . If replace is used for oldBlockHandling, the next parameter tells what block should be replaced.	Yes	Maximum cube volume is 32,768 blocks (2^15)(8 chunks). Block name must be a valid name.
/gamemode	/gamemode OR s - c - a - sp OR survival - creative - adventure - spectator> player	Changes player`s gamemode to	Yes	Game mode must be specified. If the player is unspecified, defaults to the command`s executor. Must be specified if in a command block.
/gamerule	/gamerule true\|false\|numerical value	Sets a gamerule to be true or false. If value is not specified, the gamerule`s value is returned. If the gamerule does not exist, creates a new gamerule that does not impact gameplay except via commands. See below for existing gamerules.	Yes	must exist if the value is not specified.
/give	/give Amount Data Value(i.e. color of wool)(Numerical Only) NBT data tag	Gives Amount s. If Data Value or NBT data tag is specified, that data will be put into the item/block.	Yes	If and parameters are entered, must be a valid name, must be online. If Amount is specified, the Amount value must be greater than at least 1 and at most 64.
/kill	/kill player	Deals 3.4*10^38 (2^128) void damage to player.	Yes	player must be online, if specified. If no player is specified, defaults to the command`s executor. Must be specified if in a command block.
/locate	/locate	Enters the coordinates of the closest in the chat	Yes	Valid structures are: EndCity, Fortress, Mansion, Mineshaft, Monument, Stronghold, Temple (desert and jungle, plus witch huts and igloos), and Village
/particle	/particle count player	Displays the particle at , viewable only by player (if specified) count times at the specified and .	Yes	If a player is specified, he/she must be online. Particle name must be valid.
/playsound	/playsound volume pitch minimumVolume	Plays to .	Yes	must be online. must be able to here the sound from the coordinates (if specified). volume must be at least 0.0 pitch must be between 0.0 and 2.0 minimumVolume must be between 0.0 and 1.0
/publish	/publish	Opens the world to LAN.	Yes
/recipe	take> player	Unlocks or locks the recipe for player (only has an effect if the gamerule `doLimitedCrafting` is true).	Yes	If no player is specified, defaults to the command`s executor. Must be specified if in a command block.
/say	/say	Broadcasts . Appears as " "	Yes
/scoreboard	/scoreboard	Changes scoreboard settings/options with the used parameters. See Scoreboard	Yes
/seed	/seed	Tells the world seed.	Yes
/setblock	/setblock dataValue oldBlockHandling dataTag	Sets at the coordinates listed.	Yes	The block name must be a valid Block name.
/setworldspawn	/setworldspawn x y z	Sets the server spawnpoint to x y z. If no coordinates are specified, it will be at the executor`s position.	Yes	Range is -30000000 to 30000000 for x and z, and 0 to 255 for y.
/spawnpoint	/spawnpoint x y z	Sets `s spawnpoint at x y z. If no coordinates are specified, it will be at the executor`s position.	Yes	Range is -30000000 to 30000000 for x and z, and 0 to 255 for y.
/spreadplayers	/spreadplayers spreadDistance maxRange respectTeams	Spreads players out with a distance of spreadDistance between them within a radius of maxRange.	Yes
/summon	/summon dataTag	Spawns a at x y z. If dataTag is specified, the data will go into the mob. Certain mobs cannot be spawned.	Yes	must be an actual entity, and the coordinates must be between -30000000 and 30000000 for the x and z, and at least 0 for the y. If the coordinates are unspecified the entity, it is summoned at the executor`s location.
/tellraw	/tellraw	Sends a message to a player. When combined with /trigger, allows for non-ops to successfully click text.	Yes	must be online. must be correctly coded in JSON.
/testfor	/testfor dataTag	Tests for a player or entity, and specified data if needed.	Yes	Must find a player or entity with correct conditions.
/testforblock	/testforblock DataValue dataTag	Tests for with DV DataValue and data keys, if those two are specified.	Yes	must match the block at .
/testforblocks	/testforblocks	Compares two areas` blocks. Gives all block ids, data values, and data tags (except for coordinate tags for the block entity) must match.	Yes	Two areas must be the same.
/time	/time set OR /time add	Sets the time to or adds ticks to the current time	Yes
/toggledownfall	/toggledownfall	Turns precipitation on or off.	Yes
/tp	/tp OR /tp	Teleports to or	Yes	and must be online. parameters must be in the range of -3000000 and 3000000.
/trigger	/trigger	Adds or sets to the for the player. It proves useful in tellraw texts as it is non-op friendly.	Partial (see scoreboard)
/weather	/weather Time (seconds)	Changes the weather to for Time seconds.	Yes	Time must be 1000000 or lower, and the weather type has to be specified. If the time is unspecified, it will end at a natural pace.
/worldborder	/worldborder set delay -OR- /worldborder center	Sets an impassible border that is blocks as its area, and is centered on a location when "/worldborder center" is used. Any mobs outside of the box will gradually take damage.	Yes
/xp	/xp OR /xp L	Gives experience to , or L levels to .	Yes	must be online. For individual experience, must be between 0 and 2,147,483,647 (2^31); for levels, must be between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647.
The following commands are only available in multiplayer.
/ban	/ban reason	Bans a player.	Yes
/ban-ip	/ban-ip - >	Stops a player`s IP from coming on.	Yes
/banlist	/banlist ips	Lets the player see the banned players. "IPS" makes players see banned ips.	Yes
/deop	/deop	Takes away operator powers from a player.	Yes
/kick	/kick reason	Disconnects a player from the server.	Yes	must be online.
/list	/list	Lets players see all online players.	No
/op	/op	Gives a player operator powers.	Yes
/pardon	/pardon	Pardons, or unbans, a player.	Yes
/pardon-ip	/pardon-ip	Pardons, or unbans, an IP address.	Yes
/save-all	/save-all	Forces the server to save changes to the world save.	Yes
/save-off	/save-off	Stops the server from making changes to the save.	Yes
/save-on	/save-on	Makes the server make changes to the save.	Yes
/setidletimeout	/setidletimeout	Automatically kicks players after idling for minutes.	Yes
/stop	/stop	Saves all changes to the save, then shuts down the server.	Yes
/whitelist	/whitelist OR /whitelist list OR /whitelist OR /whitelist reload	Whitelist options.	Yes

Gamerules

Gamerule	What it does
commandBlockOutput	Enables/disables text output of command block commands to console
doFireTick	Enables/disables fire spread.
doMobLoot	Enables/disables mob drops.
doMobSpawning	Enables/disables the spawning of mobs unless you want them to ex

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