This is a small utility that prints Minecraft server information to stdout. It can print any of the follwing information for servers running 1.4 or newer:

• Server version
• Server MOTD (message of the day)
• Players currently online
• Player slots available

• None

• Make sure gcc and all dependencies are installed
• Run the included build script

mc-server [OPTIONS...] server_ip

Options:

• f FORMAT Format string, see below
• h Print help text and exit
• i SECS Server query interval in seconds (default: 10)
• m Keep running and print after every server query
• p PORT Server port (default is 25565)

Format specifiers:

• %%: a literal %
• %p: players online
• %s: slots available
• %v: server version
• %m: message of the day

• Only print if the received information has changed from the previous query