Commands

Commands may be used by players, operators and the Command Block while in multiplayer connected to a Minecraft server, and in singleplayer when the user has cheats enabled for the world (cheats are enabled during world creation via the "More World Options..." button). Some commands are also available in singleplayer even when cheats are not enabled. Commands may be entered from a Minecraft client while in the game or on the host computer's server console.

Commands being entered into the Minecraft client itself must be prefixed by a slash (example: ). The command window is identical to the chat window and can be accessed by pressing or starting directly by entering a slash.

Commands being executed via the console are not preceded by a slash. Commands in command blocks can be preceded by a slash, but this is not required.

Pressing cycles through possible commands or arguments.

In the following tables, required arguments appear in, and optional arguments appear in [square brackets]. Arguments in italics should be replaced by an appropriate value; arguments in plain text must be entered exactly as shown.

Player commands
These commands can be used in the chat window by any player who is allowed to connect to a server, and can also be used in singleplayer whether or not cheats are enabled.

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Trivia

 * When the game rule "doFireTick" is set to "false", fires, though they will not spread, will burn eternally and be immune to rain, regardless of the block type they are attached to. This can be a large nuisance during thunderstorms, since lightning bolts can start a significant number of fires, and players need to put them out manually.


 * If you have "Resistance" Status effect level 5 (amplifier 4), /kill command does not work.