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--- minecraft [2019/05/06 23:19] – jnilsson
+++ minecraft [2019/05/14 16:30] (current) – justip6
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   * ''**spigot-build.sh [version]**'' - rebuild the spigot.jar, optionally to a specified version number
   * ''**start-mc.sh [port]**'' - start a new minecraft server instance on a random port, or the optionally specified port
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 When the start-mc.sh script starts a minecraft instance, it runs it in a screen so you can connect to the server console later to check it or to give it the "stop" command
+Send server to background without shutting down the server
+  * Simply exiting the terminal window or putty session
+  * ''Ctrl+a'' then ''d'' (Press ctrl+a, let go, then press d)
 screen names will be of the format "''mc-<port>''"
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 If you know which port you want to use, you can specify it on the command line. Keep in mind, it must be a valid port in the range defined above. For example, if I want to start a new instance on port 25570, I would use this command:
 <code>start-mc.sh 25570</code>
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 mv /usr/local/mc-research/25570 ~/archive/20190506-jnilsson-exp1
 </code>
+=== If you accidentally type ''screen'' without any arguments ===
+Screen will tell you at the bottom of the terminal: [Press Space or Return to end.]
+Do so, and when the terminal clears, type exit