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/execute Command

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Executes a command on behalf of one or more entities. See more information in the Popular Commands page and the New Execute Syntax page.

Permission Level Game Directors
Requires Cheats? Yes

Usage

As another entity

/execute as <origin: target> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Executes a command using the context of an entity returned by the chosen selector.

At the position of an entity

/execute at <origin: target> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Executes a command from the position of an entity returned via the selection.

In dimension

/execute in <dimension: Dimension> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Executes a command within a particular dimension.

Positioned

/execute positioned <position: x y z> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Execute a given command from a position and specified origin target, while checking for a specific block and block id.

Positioned as a selected entity

/execute positioned as <origin: target> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Execute a given command from a position and specified origin target.

Rotated with a specific yaw/pitch

/execute rotated <yaw: rotation> <pitch: rotation> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Runs a command with the specified rotation as yaw and pitch.

Rotated as a another entity

/execute rotated as <origin: target> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Runs a command using the rotation from another entity as specified by the selector

Facing a position

/execute facing <position: x y z> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Runs a command with an entity facing a particular direction.

Facing a selected entity

/execute facing entity <origin: target> <anchor: ActorLocation> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Runs a command with a contextual facing to another entity that is returned by a selection.

Align

/execute align <axes: string> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Runs a command where positions are aligned (floored) to block axes

Anchored

/execute anchored <anchored: ActorLocation> <chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0>

Runs a command with a position anchored to a specific location - e.g., the toes or eyes - for an entity

If/unless block matches type

/execute <subcommand: Option_If_Unless> block <position: x y z> <block: Block> [chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0]

Runs a command if or unless there is a block at a position of a particular type

If/unless block has block states

/execute <subcommand: Option_If_Unless> block <position: x y z> <block: Block> <blockStates: block properties> [chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0]

Runs a command with if or unless there is a block with a set of block states that matches the specified set.

If unless a set of blocks matches scan criteria

/execute <subcommand: Option_If_Unless> blocks <begin: x y z> <end: x y z> <destination: x y z> <scan mode: BlocksScanMode> [chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0]

Runs a command if a particular set of blocks in a volume matches the scan mode criteria

If/unless an entity matches

/execute <subcommand: Option_If_Unless> entity <target: target> [chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0]

Runs a command if (or unless) a selector returns at least one matching entity.

If/unless score

/execute <subcommand: Option_If_Unless> score <target: target> <objective: ScoreboardObjectives> <operation: compareoperator> <source: target> <objective: ScoreboardObjectives> [chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0]

Runs a command if (or unless) a scoreboard objective for a selected entity successfully compares to a value

If/unless score in range

/execute <subcommand: Option_If_Unless> score <target: target> <objective: ScoreboardObjectives> matches <range: fullintegerrange> [chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0]

Runs a command if (or unless) the entity returned by the selector has a score that matches a particular range

Run

/execute run <command: codebuilderargs>

Run the specified command using the context and based on the conditions specified in the previous clauses of the execute command.

Arguments

  • anchor: ActorLocation
  • anchored: ActorLocation
  • axes: string
  • begin: x y z: position
  • block: Block Compares block to a given block id.
  • blockStates: block properties
  • chainedCommand: executechainedoption_0
  • command: codebuilderargs A string of the command to run. Must be a valid command.
  • destination: x y z: position
  • dimension: Dimension
  • end: x y z: position
  • objective: ScoreboardObjectives
  • operation: compareoperator
  • origin: target The target of the command to execute. Must be a player name or target selector.
  • pitch: rotation Up-and-down rotation of the command
  • position: x y z: position A vector of where to run the command from.
  • range: fullintegerrange
  • scan mode: BlocksScanMode
  • source: target
  • subcommand: Option_If_Unless
  • target: target
  • yaw: rotation Left-to-right rotation context of the command

Enums

ActorLocation

Specifies where on the selected entity to look at.

Values

  • eyes
  • feet

BlocksScanMode

For a blocks condition, specifies how to look for blocks.

Values

  • masked
  • all

Dimension

Specifies a dimension to run the command within.

Values

  • overworld
  • nether
  • the_end

Option_If_Unless

Specifies an additional condition to run this command within

Values

  • if
  • unless