upgrade_fabric_server

This repository contains upgrade_fabric_server.sh, a shell script to upgrade a Minecraft server running Fabric API.

Prerequisite

The script expects the jq utility to be available on the system PATH. jq is a lightweight command-line JSON processor used by the script to parse JSON output. Installation instructions can be found at: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/.

Usage

Basic invocation:

./upgrade_fabric_server.sh

Useful flags:

• --dry-run — show actions the script would take without making changes.
• --yes or --non-interactive — automatically confirm prompts (useful for automation).
• --help or -h — print a short usage message.

Examples:

Show what would happen without changing files:

./upgrade_fabric_server.sh --dry-run

Run non-interactively (use with care):

./upgrade_fabric_server.sh --yes