Admins have two methods depending on their region for accessing the Command Console:
1. US Keyboards
2. EU Keyboards
Note: Command arguments using [square braces] are optional, however commands using <pointed braces> are not.
| Command | Shortcut | Description | Example |
| help <command> | Print description of specified command. | help ban | |
| admin add <steamID> <permission level> | Add a player to the admin list with the desired permission level. Permissions range from 0-1000. A player can run any command equal to or above their permission level, so 0 lets the player run anything. | admin add indifferentbroccoli 0 | |
| admin remove <steamID> | Remove a player from the admin list. | admin remove indifferentbroccoli | |
| aiddebug | Toggle AIDirector debug output. | ||
| ban add <steamID> <duration> <duration unit> [reason] | Bans a player from the game for <duration> in <duration units> with a reason of [reason] (optional). Duration units are minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years. | ban indifferentbroccoli 10 hours cheating | |
| ban list | Print list of banned players with their duration, ID, and reason. | ||
| ban remove <steamID> | Remove a ban. | ban remove indifferentbroccoli | |
| buff <buff name> | Apply a buff to yourself. Buff names can be found here. | buff CoffeeStaminaBoost | |
| buffplayer <steamID> <buff name> | Apply a buff to specified player. Buff names can be found here. | buffplayer indifferentbroccoli CoffeeStaminaBoost | |
| chunkcache | cc | Show chunks loaded in the cache. | |
| clear | Clear text in the Command Console. | ||
| cp add <command> <level> | Add a command to the command permission list with the specified permission level (0-1000). | cp add listplayers 0 | |
| cp remove <command> | Remove a command from the command permission list. | cp remove listplayers | |
| cp list | Display current command permissions. "1000" is the loosest (normal players can use the command) and "0" is the tightest (only admins can use). | ||
| creativemenu | cm | Toggle the Creative Menu | |
| deathscreen <on/off> | Display the death screen during normal gameplay (add blood-splatters to the screen). | ||
| debuff <buff name> | Remove a buff from yourself. | debuff buffLegBroken | |
| debuffplayer <steamID> <buff name> | Remove a buff from specified player. | debuff indifferentbroccoli buffLegBroken | |
| debugmenu [on/off] | dm | Toggle Debug Mode. This allows God mode (G key), the debug menu (ESC), and other functionality. | |
| enablescope <on/off> | es | Toggle debug scope. | |
| exhausted | Make yourself exhausted. | ||
| exportcurrentconfigs | Export your configs to %appdata%/7DaystoDie/Saves/<worldname>/<savegamename>/Configs on Windows and .local/share/7DaystoDie/Saves/<worldname>/<savegamename>/Configs on Linux. | ||
| exportitemicons | Export item icons to the 7 Days To Die\ItemIcons folder. | ||
| getgamepref | gg | Print current game preferences to the console (zombie speed, daylight length, etc). | |
| getgamestat | ggs | Print current game statistics to the console (map size, difficulty, etc) | |
| gettime | gt | Print current day and time. | |
| gfx af <0 or 1> | Set anisotropic filtering to 0 (off) or 1 (on). | gfx af 0 | |
| gfx dti | Set distant terrain instancing (A19.2 b3) | ||
| gfx dtpix | Set distant terrain pixel error (A19.2 b3) | ||
| givequest | Give yourself a quest. Quest names can be found in 7 Days To Die\Data\Config\quests.xml. | givequest quest_BasicSurvival8 | |
| giveself <item name> [quality level] | Drop an item in front of you with maximum (600) quality. Use the optional [quality level] to specify. Item names can be found in 7 Days To Die\Data\Config\items.xml | giveself machete | |
| giveselfskillxp <skill name> <amount> * | Increase the specified skill by <amount> of experience points. | giveselfskillxp Mining Tools 1000 | |
| giveselfxp <amount> | Increase your experience points by <amount>. | giveselfxp 1000 | |
| kick <steamID> [reason] | Kick a player from the game. | kick indifferentbroccoli bye | |
| kickall [reason] | Kick all players from the game. | kickall bye | |
| killall | Kill all players and entities. Note: Be careful with this command. | ||
| lights | Toggle halo around all light-emitting objects. | ||
| listents | le | List entities currently in game (e.g. zombies, players, animals). | |
| listlandclaim | llp | List active Land Claim Blocks (including player name, world ID, SteamID, LCB's current health state, and coordinates). | |
| listplayerids | lpi | List players and their IDs. | |
| listplayers | lp | List players and their stats (e.g. positions, health, etc.). | |
| listthreads | lt | List threads. | |
| loggamestate <message> [true/false] | lgs | Write information on the current state of the game (memory usage, entities, threads, etc) to the log file at 7 Days To Die\7DaysToDie_Data\output_log.txt. The <message> is included in the header of the generated log. If True, the command should be run on the client. If False (default), the command should be run on the server. | loggamestate START |
| loglevel <loglevel name> <true/false> | Telnet/web only. Select which types of log messages are shown on the connection. By default, all log messages are printed on every connection. Log levels: INF, WRN, ERR, EXC, or ALL. | loglevel INF false | |
| mem | Print memory information and call garbage collector. Useful for debugging. | ||
| memcl | Print memory information on client and call garbage collector. Useful for debugging. | ||
| pplist | Print Persistent Player data. | ||
| removequest | Remove a quest. Quest names can be found in 7 Days To Die\Data\Config\quests.xml. | ||
| repairchunkdensity <x> <z> [fix] | rcd | Check if block density in a chunk matches the actual block type. A mismatch can lead to the chunk rendering incorrectly. Look for error message: "Failed setting triangles. Some indices are references out of bounds vertices." It can also fix mismatches within a chunk. <x> and <z> are the coordinates of any block within the chunk to check. Adding "fix" to the end of the command will repair any mismatches. | rcd 0 100 fix |
| saveworld | sa | Save the world state. | |
| say <message> | Send a message to all connected players. | ||
| setgamepref <preference name> <value> | sg | Set specified gamepref. | sg ZombiesRun 0 |
| setgamestat <stat name> <value> | sgs | Set specified gamestat. | sgs LandClaimExpiryTime 10 |
| settempunit <c or f> | stu | Set temperature unit to c (Celsius) or f (Fahrenheit). | |
| settime day settime night settime <time> settime <day> <hour> <minute> | st | Set the game time. Use either military (0-2400) or day hour minute format | settime 1300 settime 6 15 0 |
| showalbedo | albedo | Toggle display of albedo in gBuffer. | |
| showchunkdata | sc | Show data on the current chunk. | |
| showclouds | Show one layer of clouds. | ||
| shownexthordetime | Display wandering horde time. | ||
| shownormals | norms | Toggle display of normal maps in gBuffer. | |
| showspecular | spec | Toggle display of specular values in gBuffer. | |
| shutdown | Shutdown the game. | ||
| sounddebug | Toggle SoundManager debug output. | ||
| spawnairdrop | Spawn an air drop. | ||
| spawnentity <playerID> <entityID> | se | Spawn a specified entity. | |
| spawnscouts | Spawn one Screamer in the distance. It will move towards the location where the command was used. | ||
| spawnscreen | Display spawn screen. | ||
| spawnsupplycrate | Spawn a supply crate. | ||
| spawnwh | Spawn a wandering horde in the distance. The horde will move towards the location where the command was used. | ||
| spectrum <choice> | Force a lighting spectrum. Choices are Biome, BloodMoon, Foggy, Rainy, Stormy, Snowy. | ||
| starve | Make yourself hungry. | ||
| staticmap | Switch the Navezgane map between static and dynamic. | ||
| switchview | sv | Switch the player view between 1st person and 3rd person. | |
| systeminfo | Print info about the current system (e.g. CPU, operating system, etc). | ||
| teleport <E / W> [y] <N / S> teleport <E / W> <N / S> teleport <target player name/steam id/entity id> teleport offset <inc E / W> <inc y> <inc N / S> | tp | Teleport yourself to the specified location. If using [y] (optional) use -1 to spawn on the ground. Use only <E / W> and <N / S> to always spawn on the ground. Use "offset" to teleport based on current position (e.g. 3 meters north inside a locked building). Type "help tp" for more info. South and West are negative, (-) before number. | tp -200 77 300 tp -200 300 tp indifferentbroccoli tp offset 3 1 0 |
| teleportplayer <name / player id / steam id> <E / W> <y> <N / S> teleportplayer <player id> <player id> | tele | Teleport the target player to specified location. Use y = -1 to spawn on the ground. Use another player's name or ID to teleport one player to another (such as to yourself). Type "lpi" to print a list of player IDs. Type "help tele" for more info. South and West are negative, (-) before number. | tele indifferentbroccoli -200 77 300 tele indifferentbroccoli 365 tele <friend> <self> |
| thirsty | Make yourself thirsty. | ||
| traderarea | If a player is within a trader area they will be forced out. | ||
| updatelighton <steamID> | Update the light on specified player. | ||
| version | Print the version of the game and loaded mods. | ||
| water | Control water settings. Type "help water" for more info. | ||
| weather | Control weather settings. Type "help weather" for more info. | ||
| weathersurvival <on / off> | Toggle weather survival. | ||
| whitelist add <name / player id / steam id> | Add a player to the whitelist. | ||
| whitelist remove <name / player id / steam id> | Remove a player from the white list. | ||
| whitelist list | Print a list of whitelisted players. |