Commands Reference

All mod commands use the /jeb root namespace.

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Command Summary

Command	Description
/jeb now [name]	Immediately triggers a backup using the default configured backup type.
/jeb create full [name]	Creates a complete snapshot of the entire world.
/jeb create partial [name]	Creates an incremental backup containing changes since the most recent backup of any type.
/jeb create differential [name]	Creates an incremental backup containing changes since the most recent Full backup.
/jeb list	Lists all backups for the current world with type, size, and dependencies.
/jeb next	Shows the time remaining for each enabled automatic schedule, or reports if one is ready or schedules are disabled.
/jeb restore <backup>	Prepares a safe world restoration from the chosen archive. Tab completion supported.
/jeb config reload	Hot-reloads config/justenoughbackups.json without restarting the server.

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Command Details & Examples

Triggering Backups

/jeb now
/jeb now dragon_fight_prep
/jeb create full monthly_archive
/jeb create partial daily_incremental
/jeb create differential weekly_diff

• If [name] is omitted, JEB automatically generates a type-prefixed timestamped name (e.g. full-2026-10-16_18-00-00.zip).
• If [name] is supplied, it is sanitized to remove illegal filesystem characters and appended with .zip.

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Inspecting Upcoming Schedules: /jeb next

Running /jeb next reports the time remaining for each enabled schedule. The output is sorted by the next scheduled run; it does not show wall-clock timestamps:

Next partial backup in 24m 0s.
Next differential backup in 1h 45m 0s.
Next full backup in 6h 12m 0s.

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Restoring Backups: /jeb restore

/jeb restore full-2026-10-16_12-00-00

• You do not need to type .zip — tab completion automatically suggests all available backup names.
• When executed, JEB extracts and verifies the archive in staging, creates a safety backup of your current world, and cleanly shuts down the server to finalize the swap.

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Permissions Configuration

Command access is controlled by commandPermissionLevel in config/justenoughbackups.json (Default: 2):

{
  "commandPermissionLevel": 2
}

Level	Typical role	Meaning in Minecraft
0	All Players	Everyone on the server can execute /jeb commands.
1	Basic command access	Can use commands requiring level 1.
2	Operator (Default)	Can use commands requiring level 2, including /jeb.
3	Administrator	Can use commands requiring level 3.
4	Server owner	Can use commands requiring the highest permission level.

The dedicated server console has permission level 4. JEB checks the configured minimum for every /jeb command.