How to Launch Minecraft from Command Line?

How do I Run Minecraft from the Command Line?

Browse to the folder in the file manager where you created the shell script, and you'll notice that if you double-click it, it opens up in a text editor. Now, when you double-click the . sh file, you'll be asked to run it or display it. Click either Run in Terminal or Run to open up the Minecraft application.

How do you Open the Minecraft Launcher from Terminal?

Run nano ~/.local/share/applications/minecraft.desktop in Terminal.
Copy/paste this in to the file you just opened: [Desktop Entry] Comment="Launching Minecraft" Terminal=false Name= Minecraft Launcher Exec=/home/USER/Java/jre1.
Save and close that file.