Commands

Minecraft Commands are advanced features activated by typing certain strings of text. It is also known as console commands. In the client, commands are entered via chat window. Commands in command blocks can be preceded by a forward-slash, but it is not required.

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 can be executed in the following ways;

1. Entered by a player in the chat window.
2. Executed by a command block or Minecart with command block.
3. In functions or scripts, as part of a data pack or add-on.
4. In a multiplayer server, entered in the console.
5. Click a Json text that has "run_command" action.‌(Java Edition only)
6. Executed with a WebSocket server.‌(Bedrock Edition only)
7. Executed by a Non Playable Character (NPC).