Commands

This article is about console commands. For the similar system found in the Legacy Console Edition, see host privileges.

Commands, also known as console commands, are advanced features activated by typing certain strings of text.

Usage

In the client, commands are entered via the chat window, which is displayed by pressing the T / ‌^{[BE & EE only]} / ‌^{[BE only]}, or, / key. Using the / key also enters the forward-slash that commands require as a prefix, so it is a useful shortcut. The ↑ and ↓ keys can be used to view previously entered text, including all previously executed commands. Pressing Tab ↹ while entering commands cycles through possible commands or arguments, and can be used to auto-enter the coordinates of the block looked at before entering the chat.

When the cursor is at a location corresponding to some types of argument (such as an ID), a list of applicable values appears above the text box. If the argument is already containing some characters, the list displays only those values containing the typed command/text.

Commands may also be entered in a multiplayer server's console, but are not preceded by a / when entered this way. A server owner running commands in this way is often referred to as "ghosting".

Commands in command blocks can be preceded by a slash, but it is not required. Commands in a command block usually also require an argument, like a player's username.

The majority of commands are available only in the following situations:

• In singleplayer, entered by player or command block if cheats are enabled.
• In functions or scripts, as part of a data pack or add-on.
• In a multiplayer game, entered by an operator or command block.
• In a multiplayer server, entered in the console.
• In other multiplayer games, entered by the player who opened a LAN game with cheats enabled, or is hosting their own multiplayer server
• In a WebSocket server, if cheats are enabled.‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}

Some player commands are also available even when cheats are not enabled.

Note: In Java Edition, in singleplayer worlds where cheats were not enabled at creation, they can be enabled on a temporary basis by opening the current game session to LAN play ( Esc → "Open to LAN", then "Allow Cheats" button and "Start LAN World"). The player does not actually need to be on a LAN or have others join. This is not permanent but allows the use of commands until the player quits the world, and changes the player makes via commands (items spawned, etc.) are saved with the world. The player can do this each time the player starts playing the world again. Note that this disables game pausing for the duration, so while open to LAN, the player should get somewhere safe or reload their world before using the Game Menu. The player can disable the LAN world by reloading the world. To permanently enable cheats, the level.dat has to be edited.

In Bedrock Edition, cheats can be toggled at any time in the "Game" tab of the settings menu. Enabling cheats in a world permanently prevents players from unlocking achievements in that world, even if cheats are later turned off.

Relative world coordinates and Local coordinates

Main article: Coordinates

Target selectors

Main article: Target selectors

Data tags

Main article: NBT format

The data structures that data tags describe are the same ones used in Minecraft's save files. These data structures are described in other articles and commands expect data tags to use the same attribute names (which are case-sensitive):

Data Structure Specification Links

Objects	Examples
Block entities	chests, furnaces, command blocks, mob spawners, signs, etc.
Items	items in inventories (includes specifications for enchantments, lore, custom names, etc.)
Item entities	items on the ground
Mobs	creepers, cows, villagers, etc.
Projectiles	arrows, fireballs, thrown potions, etc.
Vehicles	boats, minecarts, etc.
Dynamic tiles	primed TNT, falling sand/gravel/concrete powder/anvils
Other entities	firework rockets, paintings, and item frames

Raw JSON text

Main article: Raw JSON text format

The /tellraw and /title commands use the raw JSON text format to display texts.

Also, Some values of arguments in NBT structures are using JSON format.

Command guide

Syntax

In Java Edition:

Syntax	Meaning
plain text	Enter this literally, exactly as shown.
<argumentsName>	An argument that should be replaced with an appropriate value.
[entry]	This entry is optional.
(entry|entry)	(Required) Pick one of the entries that is shown.
[entry|entry]	(Optional) Pick one of the entries that is shown.
ellipsis ...	Another sub-command is required.

In Bedrock Edition:

Syntax	Meaning
plain text	Enter this literally, exactly as shown.
name: type	An argument that should be replaced with an appropriate value.
entry|entry	Pick one of the entries that is shown.
<entry>	This entry is required.
[entry]	This entry is optional.

ID arguments in Java Edition

See also: Namespaced ID § Conversion from string

Many commands have arguments that identify particular types of blocks, items, entities, advancements, bossbars, effects, enchantments and so on. In the command syntax below, these typically appear as elements named <block>, <item>, or the like, which are replaced with identifiers such as minecraft:stone in the examples. These IDs all have namespaces. All original Minecraft contents are namespaced minecraft while contents from mods or data packs have other namespaces. Namespace prefix of IDs namespaced minecraft can be omitted for most situations; however, in certain cases, such as NBT data tag matching, full namespaced ids are required.

<block>

A single <block> argument looks like this:

• stone
• minecraft:redstone_wire[power=15,north=up,south=side]
• minecraft:jukebox{RecordItem:{...}}
• minecraft:furnace[facing=north]{BurnTime:200}

The format of <block> parameters is namespaced_ID[block_states]{data_tags}, in which block states and data tags can be omitted when they are not needed.

• Namespaced ID is required (though if namespace isn't set it defaults to minecraft:).
  • In the context of "conditions"/testing for blocks, it can also be the namespace ID of block tag with the prefix of #, such as #minecraft:planks.
• Block states are inside [], comma-separated and must be properties/values supported by the blocks. They are optional.
  • minecraft:stone[doesntexist=purpleberry] is a syntax error, because stone doesn't have doesntexist.
  • minecraft:redstone_wire[power=tuesday] is a syntax error, because redstone_wire's power is a number between 0 and 15.
• Data tags are inside {}. It's optional.
• In the context of "conditions"/testing for blocks, only the states provided are tested.
  • If command tests redstone_wire[power=15], it checks only power, but ignores other states such as north.
• In the context of setting blocks, any states provided are set, but anything omitted retain their default values, depending on the block.
  • If command sets redstone_wire[power=15], it is set power to 15, but north is a default value (in this case, set to none).

<item>

A single <item> argument that looks like this:

• stone
• minecraft:stick{display:{Name:"\"Stick of Untruths\""}}

The format of <item> parameters is namespaced_ID{data_tags}, in which data tags can be omitted when not needed.

• Namespaced ID is required (though if namespace isn't set it defaults to minecraft:).
• Data tags are inside {}. It's optional.

List of argument types

Main article: Argument types

These are the argument types.

Success Conditions

A command's Success Conditions must be met in order for the game to consider the command "successful". This is used to determine a variety of things, such as the output of a redstone comparator feeding from a command block with a command. Note that not all "successful" commands actually do something, and not all "failed" commands fail to do something useful.

Restrictions

Describes restrictions on who can use the command or in what context.

• None: The command has no restriction.
• Cheat only‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]}: When executed by a player, the command is available only if cheats is enabled.
  • In Bedrock Edition, when cheats is disabled, these commands can't be used by players even if they have a high permission level. In Java Edition, if players have a high enough permission level, they can use corresponding commands no matter whether cheats is allowed.
• Dedicated server only: The command is available only on a dedicated server.
• No command blocks: The command cannot be executed by a command block.

Permission level

Permission level is used to describe permissions on what commands can be used by an executor. For example, in Bedrock Edition, /setmaxplayers can't be executed in a command block, because this command requires executor to have permission of level 3, while command blocks have permission of only 1 level.

In Java Edition, permission level can be 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

• A command block or a minecart with command block has permission level of 2.
• The console of a server has permission level of 4.
• A function has permission level of 2 (but it can be changed in server.properties).
• For a player:
  • If the player is an op in dedicated server, their permission level is specified in ops file.
  • If the player is in a singleplayer world or is the owner of a LAN world, and cheat is enabled, permission level is 4.
  • If the player is in a cheat-allowed LAN world, permission level is 4.
  • Otherwise, permission level is 0.

In Bedrock Edition, permission level can be 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.

• A command block or a minecart with command block has permission level of 1.
• The console of a server has permission level of 4.
• A function as well as a script in Add-ons has permission level of 1.
• For a player:
  • If in dedicated server, the player's "Operator Commands" option is enabled in the "Player Permission" screen, their permission level is 1 by default (which can be changed in server.properties).
  • If in a singleplayer world or a LAN world, the player's "Operator Commands" option is enabled in the "Player Permission" screen, permission level is 3.
  • Otherwise, the player's permission level is 0.^{[needs testing]}

Note that command permission level differs from permission level in pause menu screen and "Player Permission" screen in Bedrock Edition, which includes Visitor/Member/Operator/Custom. However, operator in singleplayer world must have command permission level of 3, because its Operator Commands is enabled. Similarly, visitors and members have a command permission level of 0.

List and summary of commands

The table below summarizes all commands, including upcoming ones.

Summary of Commands

Command	Description	BE	EE	JE	JE OP level	BE&EE OP level	MP only
/?	An alias of /help. Provides help for commands.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
/ability	Grants or revokes a player ability.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/advancement	Gives, removes, or checks player advancements.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—		—
/agent	Controls the agent.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0‌[EE only] 1‌[BE only]	—	—		—	—
/allowlist	Manages the server's allowlist.	Yes	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
/alwaysday	An alias of /daylock. Locks and unlocks the day-night cycle.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/attribute	Queries, adds, removes or sets an entity attribute.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—			—
/ban	Adds player to banlist.	—	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/ban-ip	Adds IP address to banlist.	—	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/banlist	Displays banlist.	—	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/bossbar	Creates and modifies bossbars.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—
/camerashake	Used to enable a camera shaking effect.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/changesetting	Changes a setting on the dedicated server while it's running.	Yes	—	—	—	4	MP	—	—	—	—
/classroommode	Ability to edit restricted blocks.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/clear	Clears items from player inventory.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/clearspawnpoint	Remove spawnpoints in the world.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/clone	Copies blocks from one place to another.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—		—	—	—
/closechat	Closes the chat window of the local player if it is open.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/closewebsocket	Closes websocket connection if there is one.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/code	Launches Code Builder.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/codebuilder	Sets Code Builder state for a player.	—	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
/connect	An alias of /wsserver. Attempts to connect to the websocket server.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0‌[EE only] 2‌[BE only]	—	—	—	—	—
/data	Gets, merges, modifies and removes block entity and entity NBT data.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—				—
/datapack	Controls loaded data packs.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—	—
/daylock	An alias of /alwaysday. Locks and unlocks the day-night cycle.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/debug	Starts or stops a debugging session.	—	—	Yes	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
/dedicatedwsserver	Attempts to connect to the websocket server.	Yes	—	—	—	0	MP	—	—	—	—
/defaultgamemode	Sets the default game mode.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—	—
/deop	Revokes operator status from a player.	Yes	Yes	Yes	3	2	MP‌[Java Edition only]	—	—		—
/dialogue	Opens NPC dialogue for a player.	—	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/difficulty	Sets the difficulty level.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/effect	Add or remove status effects.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/enableencryption	Enable encryption for the current websocket connection.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/enchant	Adds an enchantment to a player's selected item.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/event	Used to trigger an event on an entity.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—			—
/execute	Executes another command.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—
/experience	An alias of /xp. Adds or removes player experience.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—		—
/fill	Fills a region with a specific block.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—		—	—	—
/fog	Used for managing active fog settings for players.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/forceload	Forces chunks to constantly be loaded or not.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—	—
/function	Runs a function.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/gamemode	Sets a player's game mode.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/gamerule	Sets or queries a game rule value.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/gametest	To test the GameTest features.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
/getchunkdata	Gets pixels for a specific chunk.	Yes	Yes	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
/getchunks	Gets list of chunks that are loaded.	Yes	Yes	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
/geteduclientinfo	Shows the information about the client.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/geteduserverinfo	Shows the information about the server.	Yes	—	—	—	0	MP	—	—	—	—
/getlocalplayername	Shows the name of the local player.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/getspawnpoint	Gets the spawn position of the specified player(s).	Yes	Yes	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
/gettopsolidblock	Gets the position of the top non-air block below the specified position.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0‌[EE only] 1‌[BE only]	—	—	—	—	—
/give	Gives an item to a player.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/globalpause	Sets or gets the paused state of the game for all players.	Yes	Yes	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
/help	An alias of /?. Provides help for commands.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
/immutableworld	Allows setting immutable state of a world.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/item	Manipulates items in inventories.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—				—
/kick	Kicks a player off a server.	Yes	Yes	Yes	3	1	—	—	—		—
/kill	Kills entities (players, mobs, items, etc.).	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/lesson	Handle Educational Lesson reporting.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/list	Lists players on the server.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—		—
/listd	Lists the information about players on the server.	Yes	Yes	—	—	3	—	—	—		—
/locate	Locates closest structure.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/locatebiome	Locates closest biome.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—	—
/loot	Drops items from an inventory slot onto the ground.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—				—
/me	Displays a message about the sender.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—		—
/mobevent	Enables/disables a specified mob event.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/msg	An alias of /tell and /w. Displays a private message to other players.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—		—
/music	Allows the player to control playing music tracks.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/op	Grants operator status to a player.	Yes	Yes	Yes	3	2	MP‌[Java Edition only]	—	—		—
/ops	An alias of /permission. Reloads and applies permissions.	Yes	Yes	—	—	4	MP	—	—		—
/pardon	Removes entries from the banlist.	—	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/pardon-ip	Removes entries from the banlist.	—	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/particle	Creates particles.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/perf	Captures info and metrics about the game for 10 seconds.	—	—	Yes	4	—	MP	—	—	—
/permission	An alias of /ops. Reloads and applies permissions.	Yes	Yes	—	—	4	MP	—	—		—
/playanimation	Used to run a one-off animation.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—			—
/playsound	Plays a sound.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/publish	Opens single-player world to local network.	—	—	Yes	4	—	SP only	—	—	—
/querytarget	Gets transform, name, and id information about the given target entity or entities.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0‌[EE only] 2‌[BE only]	—	—			—
/recipe	Gives or takes player recipes.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—		—
/reload	Reloads loot tables, advancements, and functions from disk.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	2	—	—	—	—
/remove	Removing agent.	—	?	—	—	2	—	—		—	—
/replaceitem	Replaces items in inventories.	Yes	Yes	Removed	2	1	—				—
/ride	Used to make entities ride other entities, stop entities from riding, make rides evict their riders, or summon rides or riders.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—	—			—
/save	Prepares a backup, queries its status, or resumes.	Yes	—	—	—	4	MP	—	—	—
/save-all	Saves the server to disk.	—	—	Yes	4	—	MP	—	—	—
/save-off	Disables automatic server saves.	—	—	Yes	4	—	MP	—	—	—
/save-on	Enables automatic server saves.	—	—	Yes	4	—	MP	—	—	—
/say	Displays a message to multiple players.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/schedule	Delays the execution of a function.	Yes	—	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
/scoreboard	Manages scoreboard objectives and players.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/seed	Displays the world seed.	—	—	Yes	0 in singleplayer 2 in multiplayer	—	—	—	—	—
/setblock	Changes a block to another block.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—		—	—	—
/setidletimeout	Sets the time before idle players are kicked.	—	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/setmaxplayers	Sets the maximum number of players allowed to join.	Yes	Yes	—	—	3	—	—	—		—
/setworldspawn	Sets the world spawn.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/spawnitem	Spawns an item entity at position.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—		—	—
/spawnpoint	Sets the spawn point for a player.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/spectate	Make one player in spectator mode spectate an entity.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—		—
/spreadplayers	Teleports entities to random locations.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/stop	Stops a server.	Yes	—	Yes	4	4	MP	—	—	—
/stopsound	Stops a sound.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/structure	Used to save and load structures without having to use structure blocks items in inventories.	Yes	—	—	—	1	—			—
/summon	Summons an entity.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—		—	—
/tag	Controls entity tags.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/takepicture	Takes a photo of a player or from a player's point of view.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/team	Controls teams.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—			—
/teammsg	An alias of /tm. Specifies the message to send to team.	—	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—		—
/teleport	An alias of /tp. Teleports entities.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/tell	An alias of /msg and /w. Displays a private message to other players.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—		—
/tellraw	Displays a JSON message to players.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/testfor	Counts entities matching specified conditions.	Yes	Yes	Removed	2	1	—	—			—
/testforblock	Tests whether a block is in a location.	Yes	Yes	Removed	2	1	—		—	—	—
/testforblocks	Tests whether the blocks in two regions match.	Yes	Yes	Removed	2	1	—		—	—	—
/tickingarea	Add, remove, or list ticking areas.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/time	Changes or queries the world's game time.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/title	Manages screen titles.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—
/titleraw	Controls screen titles with JSON messages.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—		—
/tm	An alias of /teammsg. Specifies the message to send to team.	—	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—		—
/toggledownfall	Toggles the weather.	Yes	Yes	Removed	—	1	—	—	—	—
/tp	An alias of /teleport. Teleports entities.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—			—
/trigger	Sets a trigger to be activated.	—	—	Yes	0	—	—	—	—		—
/videostream	Attempts to connect to the websocket server to send a video stream.	—	Yes	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/w	An alias of /tell and /msg. Displays a private message to other players.	Yes	Yes	Yes	0	0	—	—	—		—
/wb	An alias of /worldbuilder. Ability to edit restricted blocks.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/weather	Sets the weather.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—	—
/whitelist	Manages server whitelist.	Removed	—	Yes	3	—	MP	—	—		—
/worldborder	Manages the world border.	—	—	Yes	2	—	—	—	—	—
/worldbuilder	An alias of /wb. Ability to edit restricted blocks.	Yes	Yes	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
/wsserver	An alias of /connect. Attempts to connect to the websocket server.	Yes	Yes	—	—	0‌[EE only] 2‌[BE only]	—	—	—	—	—
/xp	An alias of /experience‌[Java Edition only]. Adds or removes player experience.	Yes	Yes	Yes	2	1	—	—	—		—

Removed commands

Summary of Commands

Command	Description	Version Removed	Reason for Deletion	BE	EE	JE	JE OP level	BE&EE OP level	MP Only
/achievement	Gives or takes an achievement from a player	Java Edition 1.12 (17w13a)	Achievements were superseded by advancements	—	—	Removed	2	—	—	—	—		—
/banip	Bans a player by IP number	Java Edition Indev 0.31	Superseded by /ban-ip	—	—	Removed	?	—	MP	—	—		—
/blockdata	Modifies the data tag of a block	Java Edition 1.13 (17w47a)	Superseded by /data	—	—	Removed	2	—	—		—	—	—
/broadcast	Broadcasts a message across the entire server	Java Edition Classic 0.0.16a_01	Superseded by /say	—	—	Removed	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
/chunk	Force chunks to load constantly or not	Java Edition 1.13.1-pre1	Superseded by /forceload	—	—	Removed	2	—	—	—	—	—
/clearfixedinv	Clears fixed inventory slots	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha (build 2)	?	Removed	Removed	—	—	?	?	—	—		—
/detect	Execute a command when condition is met.	Bedrock Edition 1.2.0	Superseded by /execute	Removed	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
/entitydata	Modifies the data tag of an entity	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45b)	Superseded by /data	—	—	Removed	2	—	—	—		—	—
/executeasself	Execute a command.	?	?	Removed	Removed	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/home	Teleports player to the world spawn	Java Edition Alpha v1.2.5	World spawn became based on spawn chunks instead of a singular location	—	—	Removed	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
/position	Toggles player coordinates to be displayed on the HUD.	Education Edition 1.0.21	Superseded by /gamerule	—	Removed	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/mixer	Mixer interactivity control.	Bedrock Edition 1.16.210	Mixer discontinued	Removed	—	—	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
/replaceitem	Replaces items in inventories.	Java Edition 1.17 (20w46a)	Superseded by /item	Available	Available	Removed	2	—	—				—
/resupply	Update the villagers' supply for economic trade.	?	?	Removed	—	—	2	—	—	—		—	—
/setfixedinvslot	Sets fixed inventory slot with a specific item.	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha (build 2)	?	Removed	Removed	—	—	?	?	—	—		—
/setfixedinvslots	Sets the amount of fixed inventory slots	Pocket Edition v0.16.0 alpha (build 2)	?	Removed	Removed	—	—	?	?	—	—		—
/setspawn	Sets the current location as the default spawn location for new players	Java Edition Indev 0.31	World spawn became based on spawn chunks instead of a singular location	—	—	Removed	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
/solid	Toggles between placing stone and placing bedrock	Java Edition Indev 0.31	Placing blocks became inventory based	—	—	Removed	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
/stats	Update objectives from command results	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Merged with /execute	—	—	Removed	2	—	—				—
/toggledownfall	Toggles the weather	Java Edition 1.13 (17w45a)	Redundancy with /weather	Available	Available	Removed	2	—	—	—	—	—
/transferserver	Transfer player to a server.	Bedrock Edition 1.2.3	?	Removed	Removed	—	—	?	—	—	—	—	—
/unban	Pardons a banned player	Java Edition Alpha v1.0.16	Superseded by /pardon	—	—	Removed	3	—	MP	—	—		—

Others

Developer commands

Main article: developer commands

Developer commands are only enabled in the development and testing environment of the game. In release versions, players cannot see and execute these commands.

Agent commands

Superseded by /agent

• /move
• /turn
• /attack
• /destroy
• /drop
• /dropall
• /inspect
• /inspectdata
• /detect
• /detectredstone
• /transfer
• /createagent
• /tpagent
• /collect
• /till
• /place
• /getitemcount
• /getitemspace
• /getitemdetail

History

Java Edition Classic
0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 3)					Added commands.
Java Edition Indev
0.31		?			Removed all commands.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.16					Re-added several commands.
Java Edition
1.3.1		12w16a			Added cheats mode.
		12w25a			Cheats can now be turned on or off when opening a world to other players through LAN.
1.8		14w03a			NBT data now supports using string IDs rather than numerical IDs.
					Numerical IDs no longer work in other parts of commands, though they still work for NBT data.
1.11		16w32a			Added block state support to commands.
1.13		17w45a			A new library named Brigadier is now used to parse commands. Different components of commands are displayed in different colors, and errors are displayed in red without having to run the command. Commands, for the most part, do not allow uppercase letters, and are now much faster and more efficient.
		17w46a			The player now has the option to toggle automatic command suggestions.
					The command UI has a new prototype, and now works in multiplayer.
		17w47a			Added an option in chat to toggle automatic command suggestions.
		17w48a			Tweaked the command suggestion UI.
					Reworked tab-completion for coordinates.
		17w50a			Local coordinates can now be specified in commands using ^.
					Tab-completing when not targeting a block suggests ~ ~ ~.
		18w01a			Changed all custom names (blocks, items, entities, block entities) to translatable text components.
					Thrower and Owner nbt keys of item entities are no longer strings, but are instead compounds with two longs named L and M.
					owner nbt key of snowballs, eggs and ender pearls are no longer strings, but are instead compounds with two longs named L and M.
		18w02a			Errors during a command are now a nicer error message (with a tool tip for more info).
					Server commands now run from world spawn in the Overworld, instead of at 0,0,0.
		18w03a			Improved performance of command parsing and command execution.
		18w05a			Added basic entity selector suggestions in the command UI.
					A warning is now logged for ambiguous commands.
		18w06a			Added command suggestions for entity selectors.
					Whitespaces are now allowed in entity selectors & block state arguments.
September 26, 2018					Brigadier open-sourced under the MIT license. (Source code previously was available on the library site, with no license specified).
1.16		20w06a			Added /locatebiome.
		20w17a			Added /attribute.
1.17		20w46a			Removed /replaceitem. Replaced with /item replace.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.7.4					Added support for commands, though none are implemented yet.
v0.16.0		build 1			Added commands.
					Functionality of most commands is equivalent to Java Edition 1.10 usage. Differences include: no support for data tags.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.0		?			A new command parsing system is now used.

Issues

Issues relating to "Commands" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

See also

• Formatting codes
• Entity format