[GH-ISSUE #1204] Stopping Minecraft servers via "/stop" (instead of just "stop") is unsupported with some servers #938

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opened 2026-02-27 02:54:26 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @stere0123 on GitHub (Nov 28, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/1204

Originally assigned to: @dgibbs64 on GitHub.

I have noticed that some Minecraft server versions do not support the "/stop" command issued by the command_stop.sh function (or any commands with a leading slash, for that matter), but rather they only support "stop", which causes the script to wait 30 seconds before terminating the process since it uses "/stop" and gets no response.

All Minecraft servers do support commands without a leading slash, so it seems like a simple fix. It is also officially recommended not to use leading slashes on commands via the Minecraft server console.

Examples:
Minecraft 1.10: "/stop" does not work but "stop" works
Minecraft 1.5.2: "/stop" works and "stop" works

Originally created by @stere0123 on GitHub (Nov 28, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/issues/1204 Originally assigned to: @dgibbs64 on GitHub. I have noticed that some Minecraft server versions do not support [the "/stop" command issued by the command_stop.sh function](https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/blob/master/lgsm/functions/command_stop.sh#L152) (or any commands with a leading slash, for that matter), but rather they only support "stop", which causes the script to wait 30 seconds before terminating the process since it uses "/stop" and gets no response. All Minecraft servers do support commands without a leading slash, so it seems like a simple fix. It is also [officially recommended](http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Commands) not to use leading slashes on commands via the Minecraft server console. Examples: Minecraft 1.10: ["/stop" does not work but "stop" works](http://i.imgur.com/DuC0y63.png) Minecraft 1.5.2: ["/stop" works](http://i.imgur.com/1csCPRP.png) and ["stop" works](http://i.imgur.com/pgB73OZ.png)

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@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2016):

Thanks for letting us know, that's a easy fix. I will pop that in the next release :).

@dgibbs64 commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2016): Thanks for letting us know, that's a easy fix. I will pop that in the next release :).

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@lock[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2018):

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@lock[bot] commented on GitHub (Jul 19, 2018): This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. Please open a new issue for related bugs.