How to copy and paste a build in Minecraft

Type /clone 0 64 0 10 70 10 100 64 100 in chat as an operator to copy the box between the first two corners to the third position.

clone

Copies a box of blocks to another place, with options to skip air, filter blocks, move and copy across dimensions.

/clone [from <sourceDimension>] <begin> <end> [to <targetDimension>] <destination> [replace|masked|filtered <filter>] [force|move|normal]

Examples

/clone 0 64 0 10 70 10 100 64 100

Copies a build to 100, 64, 100.

/clone ~-5 ~ ~-5 ~5 ~10 ~5 ~20 ~ ~-5 masked

Copies without overwriting with air.

/clone from minecraft:overworld 0 64 0 10 70 10 to minecraft:the_nether 0 64 0

Copies a build into the Nether.

Arguments

beginRequired: First corner of the source area.
endRequired: Opposite corner of the source area.
destinationRequired: Lower north-west corner of the target area.
maskModeOptional: replace (default), masked or filtered <block>.
cloneModeOptional: normal (default), force or move.

What it does

begin and end are opposite corners of the source; destination is where the lowest north-west corner of the copy goes. masked skips air, filtered <block> copies only one block type, move leaves air behind, and force allows the source and destination to overlap. Use from <dimension> and to <dimension> to copy between dimensions. The size limit comes from max_block_modifications.

Good to know

Needs operator permission level 2.
Add strict after the destination to place blocks without block updates.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab without the leading slash; in game, operators type it in chat with the slash. New to this? Start a Minecraft server first.

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