Minecraft Command: The Complete Strategy Guide – Trick #26: “Use if entity / unless entity to Detect a Player's Presence!” -

This video explains Trick #26: “Use if entity / unless entity to Detect a Player’s Presence!” from the 40 essential techniques featured in the book Minecraft Command: The Complete Strategy Guide, now available on Amazon.

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“Use if entity / unless entity to Detect a Player’s Presence!”

Command entered in the Command Block:

⏩️⏪️ East-West Automatic Door

Command Block A

Block Type: Repeat / Redstone: Always Active

/execute if entity @p[r=3] run fill ~1~2~ ~-1~4~ air
➡️ This makes the automatic door open when a player gets close.

Command Block B

Block Type: Repeat / Redstone: Always Active

/execute unless entity @p[r=4] run fill ~1~3~ ~-1~5~ stone
➡️ This makes the automatic door close when a player walks away.

⏫⏬ For a North-South Automatic Door:

Command Block A

Block Type: Repeat / Redstone: Always Active

/execute if entity @p[r=3] run fill ~~2~1 ~~4~-1 air
➡️ This makes the automatic door open when a player gets close.

Command Block B

Block Type: Repeat / Redstone: Always Active

/execute unless entity @p[r=4] run fill ~~3~1 ~~5~-1 stone
➡️ This makes the automatic door close when a player walks away.

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