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Provides help/lists of commands.

Syntax[]

  • Java Edition
help
Lists all commands.
help <command>
Shows usages for one command.
  • Bedrock Edition
help <command: CommandName>
Shows usages for one command.
help [page: int]
Lists all commands.

Arguments[]

JE<command>: string
BE: command: CommandName: enum

Specifies the command name to provide help for.
In Java Edition:
Must be a string. And it is a greedy phrase (taking the rest of the command as the string argument). Entering more specific parameters of that command is allowed.
In Bedrock Edition:
Must be a valid command name.

BE: page: int: int

Specifies the page number of the command list. Numbers less than 1 or greater than the total number of pages are treated as 1 or the last page respectively.
Must be a 32-bit integer number. And it must be between -2147483648 and 2147483647 (inclusive).

Result[]

CommandTriggerJava EditionBedrock Edition
/help <command: CommandName>the arguments are not specified correctly N/A Unparseable
/help [page: int]the arguments are not specified correctly
/help <command><command> is invalid Failed N/A
anyOtherwiseSuccessful

Output[]

CommandEditionSituationSuccess Count/execute store success .../execute store result ...
anyJava EditionOn fail000
On success11the number of listed command usages
Bedrock EditionOn fail0N/AN/A
On success1N/AN/A

Note[]

Commands that the executor cannot use (due to permission level or other restriction) are not displayed.

In Java Edition, some complicated commands may show only the basic usage; additional information can be supplied by entering more specific parameters of that command.

Examples[]

  • To display (the first page of‌[Bedrock Edition only]) the command list: /help.
  • To display the usage for the /give command: /help give.
  • To display the usage for the add section of the /scoreboard command: /help scoreboard add.

History[]

Java Edition
1.3.112w17aAdded /help and alias /?.
1.916w02aRunning /help in a command block now randomly uses a humorous phrase as the output.
1.1317w45aRunning /help in a command block no longer shows a humorous phrase as the output.
/help is no longer split into pages.
Removed alias /?
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0build 1Added /help.
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