How to GET COMMAND BLOCKS in Minecraft! Java + Bedrock MCPE

Hey everybody, it’s Under My Cap, and welcome back to another video. Today I’m going to show you how to get command blocks in Minecraft.

If you’ve been with me for a long time on this channel, you’ll know I’ve done a lot of command tutorials and have shown how to get command blocks before. But if you’re new to command blocks—or you just don’t know how to get them—this will walk you through it.

This works for both Bedrock and Java Edition. I’m currently playing on Java, but the commands I show will work the same way in Bedrock as well.

How to Get a Command Block

First, open the command terminal (the chat/command input). Unfortunately, you can’t find command blocks by searching for them in the Building Blocks menu, so you’ll need to use a command to get one.

Type the following command:

/give @s command_block

As soon as you run it, you’ll receive a command block in your inventory, and you can place it down and open it.

Important: You must have cheats enabled. If you don’t, you’ll need to enable cheats for your world (for example, by opening your world to LAN and turning cheats on). Since I already have cheats enabled, I don’t need to do that here.

How to Get Repeat and Chain Command Blocks

You might also be wondering how to get repeating command blocks and chain command blocks. You can get them the exact same way—just change the item name in the command.

Repeating Command Block

/give @s repeating_command_block

Chain Command Block

/give @s chain_command_block

After that, you’ll have all three types: the standard (impulse) command block, the repeating command block, and the chain command block.

You also don’t necessarily need to give yourself all of them. You can place a command block down and change its type in the interface, depending on what you need.

Conditional vs. Unconditional

The Conditional and Unconditional options are mainly used for more advanced setups, especially when chaining commands together or using things like /execute. If you’re just getting started, you’ll usually want to leave this set to Unconditional.

Needs Redstone vs. Always Active

Another important setting is whether the command block Needs Redstone or is Always Active.

If you set a command block to Needs Redstone, it won’t run unless it receives a redstone signal (for example, from a button or lever). An impulse command block will typically run once per activation.

If you set it to Always Active, it will run automatically without needing a redstone signal.

This is especially important for repeating command blocks. A repeating command block set to Always Active will constantly run its command over and over.

How to Remove Command Block Output Spam

A lot of people ask how to get rid of the command block output text that appears in the chat. It’s very simple—use this gamerule command:

/gamerule commandBlockOutput false

This works on both Java and Bedrock. Once you run it, the command output messages will stop spamming your chat, which is really useful.

Wrapping Up

That’s a quick and simple tutorial on how to get command blocks. A lot of the other commands and tutorials on my channel require these blocks, so if you want to learn things like particles, the /playsound command, or the /execute command, check out the rest of my videos.

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