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/help

Command

/help

Lists the commands you can use, or shows how one command is written.

Syntax

/help [<command>]

Arguments

ArgumentKind of valueWhat to type
<command>TextThe command to explain, written without a slash. It can include sub-commands, for example experience add. The rest of the line.

Details

Permission level0: every player
Works inEvery player can use it in singleplayer and on multiplayer servers, and command blocks and functions can run it. It only shows commands the person running it is allowed to use.
ResultPrints one line per command or per way of writing the command. The number /execute store saves is the number of lines shown.
No argumentWithout an argument it lists every command available to you.
With a commandWith a command name it shows the ways that command can be continued. Write the name without a slash.
Unknown commandFails with "Unknown command or insufficient permissions" if the command does not exist or you are not allowed to use it.

Examples

/help

Lists every command you can use.

/help give

Shows how the give command is written.

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