Explainer ~4 minute read

Common commands to try

These are the Minecraft Bedrock commands you'll reach for most in a .mcfunction. Drop them into a function in MiniBench (autocomplete has your back), then run it in-game. Leave the / off inside a function file — it's only needed when you type in chat.

Coordinates & targets, quickly: ~ means "relative to me" (~ ~1 ~ is one block up); plain numbers are exact. @s is yourself, @p the nearest player, @a everyone, @e all entities.

Build & place blocks

setblock ~ ~1 ~ stone

Place a single block. Coordinates can be exact (10 64 10) or relative to you (~ ~ ~).

fill ~-2 ~ ~-2 ~2 ~ ~2 oak_planks

Fill a box between two corners with a block — floors, walls, platforms.

fill ~-2 ~ ~-2 ~2 ~3 ~2 glass hollow

Add hollow to fill only the shell (walls + edges), leaving the inside empty.

clone 0 64 0 10 70 10 20 64 20

Copy a region of blocks from one place to another.

Entities & items

summon armor_stand ~ ~ ~

Spawn an entity where you point the coordinates — mobs, armor stands, and more.

give @p diamond 5

Give items to a player. @p is the nearest player, @a is everyone, @s is yourself.

effect @s speed 30 1

Apply a status effect (here: Speed for 30 seconds, level 1).

Player & world

tp @s ~ ~10 ~

Teleport — great for hopping above your build to see it from the air.

gamemode creative @s

Switch game modes: creative, survival, adventure, spectator.

time set day

Set the time of day — day, night, noon, midnight.

weather clear

Change the weather — clear, rain, or thunder.

say Hello from my pack!

Print a message in chat — handy for testing that a function ran.

Put them to work.

Write a function with a few of these, then export it and run it in Minecraft.

Write your first .mcfunction