Minecraft command block testfor certain player

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I am trying to make a command block that when powered, it will looks for a specific player in a 5 block radius of the command block. I tried

/testfor @p[r=5][name=<name of player>]

but it doesn't work.

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You can't use two [] next to each other.

/testfor @p[r=5,name=<PlayerName>]

Use a comma to separate different values. Don't add another [] next to it.

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Minecraft – I’m trying to /testfor a player on a block

According to this page from the Minecraft wiki, you also need to specify a radius within the block to check for the player.

To count the number of players in survival mode within a 3-block radius of (0,64,0):

testfor @a[0,64,0,r=3,m=0]

(The r= isn't strictly necessary, but it makes the command a little clearer.)

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When you place a named block, it loses its name tag, making it impossible to detect if it was ever named. What you can do, however, is set a custom data value:

/setblock ~ ~ ~ diamond_block 1

Then, replace detect ~ ~-1 ~ diamond_block 0 with diamond_block 1. You can use values 1 through 15, but values above 15 are not supported.

Note: In some versions of the game (and possibly the latest updates), blocks with custom data may have a missing texture, and the custom data may not be saved properly. You'll have to look into this yourself as I can't test it at the moment.

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