Update BUILDING.md

Minecraft servers have a longstanding bug that omits newlines
when sending messages via RCON. This patch manually inserts
newlines to address the issue.

Reference: https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-7569

Fixes #1

BUILDING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+Building and installing
+-----------------------
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- GCC compatible compiler
+- make
+- POSIX.1 support
+   * getopt()
+   * strcasecmp()
+   * tcflush()
+
+---
+
+### Compiling
+
+    cc -std=gnu99 -Wpedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wno-gnu-zero-variadic-macro-arguments -O2 -o mcrcon mcrcon.c
+    
+>[!NOTE]
+>If you are compiling on Windows remember to link with winsock by adding `-lws2_32` to your compiler command line.
+
+---
+
+Or you can run **make**
+
+    make           - compiles mcrcon
+    make install   - installs compiled binaries and manpage to the system
+    make uninstall - removes binaries and manpage from the system
+    
+    file install locations:
+        /usr/local/bin/mcrcon
+        /usr/local/share/man/man1/mcrcon.1
+
+Makefile **install** and **uninstall** rules are not available on Windows.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 #### Version history:
 
-###### 0.7.3
+###### 0.8.0
- - Add support to Valve style rcon authentication
+ - Implement support for multipacket responses
+ - Add support for Valve style rcon authentication
+ - Add experimental UTF-8 support for Windows
  - Change maximum packet size to correct value (4096 -> 4106)
+ - Attempt to add missing newlines in bugged Minecraft servers
+    * Implemented for responses to the 'help' command and unknown commands
+ - Print auth failed message to stderr instead of stdout
+ - Fail immediately if received packet size is out of spec
+ - Return proper exit code from run_terminal_mode()
+ - Add error messages to rcon_command() function
 
 ###### 0.7.2
  - Quit gracefully when Ctrl-D or Ctrl+C is pressed
  - Remove "exit" and "quit" as quitting commands
-    * these are actual rcon commands on some servers
+    * These are actual rcon commands on some servers
  - Suppress compiler warning (strncpy)
  - Fix erroneous string length in packet building function
  - Fix typo in ANSI escape sequence for LCYAN

INSTALL.md

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-Building and installing
------------------------
-
-Only dependency is C library and POSIX getopt support. 
-
-Compiling with GCC or CLANG:
-
-    cc -std=gnu99 -Wpedantic -Wall -Wextra -O2 -o mcrcon mcrcon.c
-    
-Note: on Windows remember to link with winsock by adding `-lws2_32` to your compiler command line.
-
-Or you can just run "**make**":
-
-    make           - compiles mcrcon
-    make install   - installs compiled binaries and manpage to the system
-    make uninstall - removes binaries and manpage from the system
-    
-    file install locations:
-        /usr/local/bin/mcrcon
-        /usr/local/share/man/man1/mcrcon.1
-
-Makefile "**install**" and "**uninstall**" rules are disabled on windows.

Makefile

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ INSTALL = install
 LINKER =
 RM = rm -v -f
 
-CC = gcc
+CC ?= gcc
-CFLAGS = -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -O2
+CFLAGS = -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-gnu-zero-variadic-macro-arguments -O2
-EXTRAFLAGS ?= -fstack-protector-all
+EXTRAFLAGS ?= -fstack-protector-strong -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -fno-common
 
 ifeq ($(OS), Windows_NT)
 	LINKER = -lws2_32
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(EXENAME)
+	$(RM) $(EXENAME) $(EXENAME).exe

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # mcrcon
 
-mcrcon is console based Minecraft [rcon](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_RCON_Protocol) client for remote administration and server maintenance scripts.
+mcrcon is a command-line [rcon](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_RCON_Protocol) client intended for remote server administration and maintenance automation.
+
+Though originally developed for Minecraft servers, it also works with a variety of other servers using the Valve or Minecraft-style rcon protocol.
+
 
 ---
 
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ make
 # install is optional
 sudo make install
 ```
-Check [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) for more details.
+_Check [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md) for more details._
 
 ---
 
@@ -68,17 +71,15 @@ Send three commands ("say", "save-all", "stop") and wait five seconds between th
 ```sh
 mcrcon -H my.minecraft.server -p password -w 5 "say Server is restarting!" save-all stop
 ```
-
 ---
 
-##### How to enable rcon on a Minecraft Server 
+> [!TIP]
-
+>Enable RCON on Minecraft server by adding following lines to [```server.properties```](https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Server.properties) configuration file.
-Enable rcon by adding following lines to [```server.properties```](https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Server.properties) configuration file.
+>```
-```
+>enable-rcon=true
-enable-rcon=true
+>rcon.port=25575
-rcon.port=25575
+>rcon.password=your_rcon_pasword
-rcon.password=your_rcon_pasword
+>```
-```
 
 ---
 
@@ -88,16 +89,17 @@ rcon.password=your_rcon_pasword
 * MAIL:           tiiffi+mcrcon at gmail
 * ISSUES:         https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon/issues/
 
-When reporting issues, please provide the following information:
+> [!TIP]
-
+>When reporting issues, please provide the following information:
-- Version of mcrcon: Please specify the precise version number
+>
-- Game: Indicate the specific game server you're using (e.g., Minecraft, Valve Source Engine game, ARK, ...)
+>- Version of mcrcon: Please specify the precise version number
-- Server version: Provide the exact version of the game server
+>- Game: Indicate the specific game server you're using (e.g., Minecraft, Valve Source Engine game, ARK, ...)
-- Mods and Extensions: List all mods and extensions used, including their versions
+>- Server version: Provide the exact version of the game server
-- Issue Description: Clearly describe the problem you're encountering and the expected behavior.
+>- Mods and Extensions: List all mods and extensions used, including their versions
-- Steps to reproduce
+>- Issue Description: Clearly describe the problem you're encountering and the expected behavior.
-
+>- Steps to reproduce
-If you're tech-savvy, consider providing a packet capture file (PCAP). Remember to use a fake password.
+>
+>If you're tech-savvy, consider providing a packet capture file (PCAP). Remember to use a fake password.
 
 ---
 

mcrcon.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" Process this file with
 .\" groff -man -Tascii mcrcon.1
 .\"
-.TH MCRCON 1 "November 2024" "Version 0.7.3"
+.TH MCRCON 1 "December 2024" "Version 0.8.0"
 .SH NAME 
 mcrcon \- send rcon commands to a Minecraft server
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ options
 commands
 .B ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-mcrcon is Minecraft rcon client for remote administration and server maintenance scripts.
+mcrcon is a command-line rcon client intended for remote server administration and maintenance automation.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .IP -H
 Server address (default: localhost)

mcrcon.c

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2021, Tiiffi <tiiffi at gmail>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2024, Tiiffi <tiiffi at gmail>
  *
  * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
  * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
@@ -24,30 +24,27 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <limits.h>
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    // for name resolving on windows
-    // enable this if you get compiler whine about getaddrinfo() on windows
-    //#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
-
-    #include <ws2tcpip.h>
     #include <winsock2.h>
     #include <windows.h>
+    #include <ws2tcpip.h>
+    #include <fcntl.h>
+    #include <wchar.h>
 #else
-    #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/socket.h>
-    #include <netinet/in.h>
+    #include <sys/select.h>
-    #include <arpa/inet.h>
     #include <netdb.h>
+    #include <termios.h>
 #endif
 
-#define VERSION "0.7.3"
+#define VERSION "0.8.0"
 #define IN_NAME "mcrcon"
 #define VER_STR IN_NAME" "VERSION" (built: "__DATE__" "__TIME__")"
 
@@ -57,20 +54,24 @@
 #define RCON_AUTH_RESPONSE      2
 #define RCON_PID                0xBADC0DE
 
-#define DATA_BUFFSIZE   4096
+#define MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH      4096
-#define MAX_PACKET_SIZE 4106
+#define DATA_BUFFSIZE           MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH + 2 // plus two null terminators
-#define MIN_PACKET_SIZE 10
+#define MAX_PACKET_SIZE         4106 // id (4) + cmd (4) + DATA_BUFFSIZE
+#define MIN_PACKET_SIZE         10   // id (4) + cmd (4) + two empty strings (2)
+
+#define MAX_WAIT_TIME           600
+
+#define log_error(fmt, ...) fprintf(stderr, fmt,  ##__VA_ARGS__);
 
 // rcon packet structure
-typedef struct _rc_packet {
+typedef struct {
     int32_t size;
     int32_t id;
     int32_t cmd;
-    char data[DATA_BUFFSIZE];
+    uint8_t data[DATA_BUFFSIZE];
     // ignoring string2 for now
 } rc_packet;
 
-
 // ===================================
 //  FUNCTION DEFINITIONS
 // ===================================
@@ -81,10 +82,8 @@ void        net_init_WSA(void);
 #endif
 void        net_close(int sd);
 int         net_connect(const char *host, const char *port);
-int         net_send(int sd, const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size);
+bool        net_send_packet(int sd, rc_packet *packet);
-int         net_send_packet(int sd, rc_packet *packet);
 rc_packet*  net_recv_packet(int sd);
-int         net_clean_incoming(int sd, int size);
 
 // Misc stuff
 void        usage(void);
@@ -96,25 +95,30 @@ int         run_terminal_mode(int sock);
 int         run_commands(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
 // Rcon protocol related functions
-rc_packet*  packet_build(int id, int cmd, char *s1);
+rc_packet*  packet_build(int id, int cmd, char s[static 1]);
 void        packet_print(rc_packet *packet);
-int         rcon_auth(int sock, char *passwd);
+bool        rcon_auth(int sock, char *passwd);
 int         rcon_command(int sock, char *command);
 
-
 // =============================================
 //  GLOBAL VARIABLES
 // =============================================
-static int global_raw_output = 0;
+static int  flag_raw_output = 0;
-static int global_silent_mode = 0;
+static int  flag_silent_mode = 0;
-static int global_disable_colors = 0;
+static int  flag_disable_colors = 0;
+static int  flag_wait_seconds = 0;
 static int  global_connection_alive = 1;
+static bool global_valve_protocol = false;
+static bool global_minecraft_newline_fix = false;
 static int  global_rsock;
-static int global_wait_seconds = 0;
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-  // console coloring on windows
+// console coloring on windows
-  HANDLE console_handle;
+HANDLE console_handle;
+
+// console code pages
+UINT old_output_codepage;
+UINT old_input_codepage;
 #endif
 
 // safety stuff (windows is still misbehaving)
@@ -122,39 +126,44 @@ void exit_proc(void)
 {
     if (global_rsock != -1)
         net_close(global_rsock);
+
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    // Restore previous code pages
+    SetConsoleOutputCP(old_output_codepage);
+    SetConsoleCP(old_input_codepage);
+
+    // Set back to binary mode
+    _setmode(_fileno(stdin), _O_BINARY);
+    #endif
 }
 
-// Check windows & linux behaviour !!!
+// TODO: check exact windows and linux behaviour
 void sighandler(int sig)
 {
     if (sig == SIGINT)
         putchar('\n');
 
     global_connection_alive = 0;
-	#ifndef _WIN32
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-	#endif
 }
 
-#define MAX_WAIT_TIME 600
-
 unsigned int mcrcon_parse_seconds(char *str)
 {
     char *end;
     long result = strtol(str, &end, 10);
 
     if (errno != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "-w invalid value.\nerror %d: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+        log_error("-w invalid value.\nerror %d: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     if (end == str) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "-w invalid value (not a number?)\n");
+        log_error("-w invalid value (not a number?)\n");
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
     if (result <= 0 || result > MAX_WAIT_TIME) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "-w value out of range.\nAcceptable value is 1 - %d (seconds).\n", MAX_WAIT_TIME);
+        log_error("-w value out of range.\nAcceptable value is 1 - %d (seconds).\n", MAX_WAIT_TIME);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
@@ -172,10 +181,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!port) port = "25575";
     if (!host) host = "localhost";
 
-	// disable output buffering (https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon/pull/39)
-	setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
-	setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
-
     if(argc < 1 && pass == NULL) usage();
 
     // default getopt error handler enabled
@@ -187,17 +192,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             case 'H': host = optarg;                 break;
             case 'P': port = optarg;                 break;
             case 'p': pass = optarg;                 break;
-			case 'c': global_disable_colors = 1;    break;
+            case 'c': flag_disable_colors = 1;       break;
-			case 's': global_silent_mode = 1;       break;
+            case 's': flag_silent_mode = 1;          break;
-			case 'i': /* reserved for interp mode */break;
+            case 'i': /* reserved for interp mode */ break;
             case 't': terminal_mode = 1;             break;
-			case 'r': global_raw_output = 1;        break;
+            case 'r': flag_raw_output = 1;           break;
             case 'w':
-				global_wait_seconds = mcrcon_parse_seconds(optarg);
+                flag_wait_seconds = mcrcon_parse_seconds(optarg);
                 break;
 
             case 'v':
-				puts(VER_STR" - https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon");
+                puts(VER_STR);
                 puts("Bug reports:\n\ttiiffi+mcrcon at gmail\n\thttps://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon/issues/");
                 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
@@ -214,8 +219,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-	if(optind == argc && terminal_mode == 0)
+    if(optind == argc && terminal_mode == 0) {
         terminal_mode = 1;
+    }
 
     // safety features to prevent "IO: Connection reset" bug on the server side
     atexit(&exit_proc);
@@ -228,6 +234,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     console_handle = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
     if (console_handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
         console_handle = NULL;
+
+    // Set the output and input code pages to utf-8
+    old_output_codepage = GetConsoleOutputCP();
+    old_input_codepage = GetConsoleCP();
+
+    SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8);
+    SetConsoleCP(CP_UTF8);
+
+    // Set the file translation mode to UTF16
+    _setmode(_fileno(stdin), _O_U16TEXT);
     #endif
 
     // open socket
@@ -237,13 +253,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // auth & commands
     if (rcon_auth(global_rsock, pass)) {
-		if (terminal_mode)
+        if (terminal_mode) exit_code = run_terminal_mode(global_rsock);
-			run_terminal_mode(global_rsock);
+        else exit_code = run_commands(argc, argv);
-		else
-			exit_code = run_commands(argc, argv);
     }
     else { // auth failed
-		fprintf(stdout, "Authentication failed!\n");
+        log_error("Authentication failed!\n");
         exit_code = EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
@@ -298,7 +312,7 @@ void net_init_WSA(void)
 
     int err = WSAStartup(version, &wsadata);
     if (err != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "WSAStartup failed. Error: %d.\n", err);
+        log_error("WSAStartup failed. Error: %d.\n", err);
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 }
@@ -315,7 +329,6 @@ void net_close(int sd)
     #endif
 }
 
-// Opens and connects socket
 // http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/getaddrinfo.3.html
 // https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44489
 int net_connect(const char *host, const char *port)
@@ -336,11 +349,11 @@ int net_connect(const char *host, const char *port)
 
     int ret = getaddrinfo(host, port, &hints, &server_info);
     if (ret != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Name resolution failed.\n");
+        log_error("Name resolution failed.\n");
         #ifdef _WIN32
-			fprintf(stderr, "Error %d: %s", ret, gai_strerror(ret));
+        log_error("Error %d: %s", ret, gai_strerror(ret));
         #else
-			fprintf(stderr, "Error %d: %s\n", ret, gai_strerror(ret));
+        log_error("Error %d: %s\n", ret, gai_strerror(ret));
         #endif
 
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -364,9 +377,9 @@ int net_connect(const char *host, const char *port)
 
     if (p == NULL) {
         /* TODO (Tiiffi): Check why windows does not report errors */
-		fprintf(stderr, "Connection failed.\n");
+        log_error("Connection failed.\n");
         #ifndef _WIN32
-			fprintf(stderr, "Error %d: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+        log_error("Error %d: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
         #endif
 
         freeaddrinfo(server_info);
@@ -377,82 +390,62 @@ int net_connect(const char *host, const char *port)
     return sd;
 }
 
-int net_send(int sd, const uint8_t *buff, size_t size)
+bool net_send_packet(int sd, rc_packet *packet)
 {
     size_t sent = 0;
+    size_t size = packet->size + sizeof(int32_t);
     size_t left = size;
 
-	while (sent < size) {
+    char *p = (char *) packet;
-		int result = send(sd, (const char *) buff + sent, left, 0);
 
-		if (result == -1)
+    while (sent < size) {
-			return -1;
+        ssize_t result = send(sd, p + sent, left, 0);
+
+        if (result == -1) return false;
 
         sent += result;
         left -= sent;
     }
 
-	return 0;
+    return true;
 }
 
-int net_send_packet(int sd, rc_packet *packet)
-{
-	int len;
-	int total = 0;	// bytes we've sent
-	int bytesleft;	// bytes left to send 
-	int ret = -1;
-
-	bytesleft = len = packet->size + sizeof(int32_t);
-
-	while (total < len) {
-		ret = send(sd, (char *) packet + total, bytesleft, 0);
-		if(ret == -1) break;
-		total += ret;
-		bytesleft -= ret;
-	}
-
-	return ret == -1 ? -1 : 1;
-}
 
+// TODO: Fix the wonky behaviour when server quit/exit/stop/close
+//       command is issued. Client should close gracefully without errors.
 rc_packet *net_recv_packet(int sd)
 {
     int32_t psize;
-	static rc_packet packet = {0, 0, 0, { 0x00 }};
+    static rc_packet packet = {0};
 
-	// packet.size = packet.id = packet.cmd = 0;
+    ssize_t ret = recv(sd, (char *) &psize, sizeof(psize), 0);
-
-	int ret = recv(sd, (char *) &psize, sizeof(psize), 0);
 
     if (ret == 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Connection lost.\n");
+        log_error("Connection lost.\n");
         global_connection_alive = 0;
         return NULL;
     }
 
     if (ret != sizeof(psize)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Error: recv() failed. Invalid packet size (%d).\n", ret);
+        log_error("Error: recv() failed.\n");
         global_connection_alive = 0;
         return NULL;
     }
 
-	// NOTE(Tiiffi): This should fail if size is out of spec!
     if (psize < MIN_PACKET_SIZE || psize > MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Warning: invalid packet size (%d). Must over 10 and less than %d.\n", psize, MAX_PACKET_SIZE);
+        log_error("Error: Invalid packet size (%d).\n", psize);
-
+        global_connection_alive = 0;
-		// WARNING(Tiiffi): This is probably not the way to go. Probably should just fail and exit.
-		if(psize > MAX_PACKET_SIZE || psize < 0) psize = MAX_PACKET_SIZE;
-		net_clean_incoming(sd, psize);
-
         return NULL;
     }
 
     packet.size = psize;
+    char *p = (char *) &packet;
 
     int received = 0;
     while (received < psize) {
-		ret = recv(sd, (char *) &packet + sizeof(int32_t) + received, psize - received, 0);
+        ret = recv(sd, p + sizeof(int32_t) + received, psize - received, 0);
         if (ret == 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Connection lost.\n");
+            log_error("Connection lost.\n");
             global_connection_alive = 0;
             return NULL;
         }
@@ -463,19 +456,6 @@ rc_packet *net_recv_packet(int sd)
     return &packet;
 }
 
-int net_clean_incoming(int sd, int size)
-{
-	char tmp[size];
-	int ret = recv(sd, tmp, size, 0);
-
-	if(ret == 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Connection lost.\n");
-		global_connection_alive = 0;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 void print_color(int color)
 {
     // sh compatible color array
@@ -500,8 +480,9 @@ void print_color(int color)
         "\033[4m"       /* 16 UNDERLINE 0x6e */
     };
 
-	/* 0x72: 'r' */
+    if (color == 0 || color == 0x72) {
-	if (color == 0 || color == 0x72) fputs("\033[0m", stdout); /* CANCEL COLOR */
+        fputs("\033[0m", stdout); // cancel color
+    }
     else
         #endif
     {
@@ -509,7 +490,7 @@ void print_color(int color)
         else if (color >= 0x30 && color <= 0x39)
             color -= 0x30;
         else if (color == 0x6e)
-			color = 16; /* 0x6e: 'n' */
+            color = 16;
         else return;
 
         #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -523,87 +504,106 @@ void print_color(int color)
 // this hacky mess might use some optimizing
 void packet_print(rc_packet *packet)
 {
-	if (global_raw_output == 1) {
+    uint8_t *data = packet->data;
-		for (int i = 0; packet->data[i] != 0; ++i)
+    int i;
-			putchar(packet->data[i]);
 
+    if (flag_raw_output == 1) {
+        fputs((char *) data, stdout);
         return;
     }
 
-	int i;
+    // Newline fix for Minecraft
-	int def_color = 0;
+    if (global_valve_protocol == false) {
+        const char test[] = "Unknown or incomplete command, see below for error";
+        size_t test_size = sizeof test - 1;
+        if (strncmp((char *) data, test, test_size) == 0) {
+            fwrite(data, test_size, 1, stdout);
+            putchar('\n');
+            data = &data[test_size];
+        }
+    }
+
+    int default_color = 0;
 
     #ifdef _WIN32
     CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO console_info;
     if (GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(console_handle, &console_info) != 0) {
-			def_color = console_info.wAttributes + 0x30;
+        default_color = console_info.wAttributes + 0x30;
-		} else def_color = 0x37;
+    }
+    else default_color = 0x37;
     #endif
 
-	// colors enabled so try to handle the bukkit colors for terminal
+    bool slash = false;
-	if (global_disable_colors == 0) {
+    bool colors_detected = false;
-		for (i = 0; (unsigned char) packet->data[i] != 0; ++i) {
+
-			if (packet->data[i] == 0x0A) print_color(def_color);
+    for (i = 0; data[i] != 0; ++i)
-			else if((unsigned char) packet->data[i] == 0xc2 && (unsigned char) packet->data[i+1] == 0xa7) {
+    {
-				print_color(packet->data[i+=2]);
+        if (data[i] == 0x0A) {
+            print_color(default_color);
+        }
+        else if(data[i] == 0xc2 && data[i + 1] == 0xa7) {
+            // Disable new line fixes if Bukkit colors are detected
+            colors_detected = true;
+            i += 2;
+            if (flag_disable_colors == 0) {
+                print_color(data[i]);
+            }
             continue;
         }
-			putchar(packet->data[i]);
+
-		}
+        // Add missing newlines
-		print_color(def_color); // cancel coloring
+        if (colors_detected == false && global_minecraft_newline_fix && data[i] == '/') {
-	}
+            slash ? putchar('\n') : (slash = true);
-	// strip colors
-	else {
-		for (i = 0; (unsigned char) packet->data[i] != 0; ++i) {
-			if ((unsigned char) packet->data[i] == 0xc2 && (unsigned char) packet->data[i+1] == 0xa7) {
-				i+=2;
-				continue;
-			}	
-			putchar(packet->data[i]);
         }
+
+        putchar(data[i]);
     }
+    print_color(default_color); // cancel coloring
 
     // print newline if string has no newline
-	if (packet->data[i-1] != 10 && packet->data[i-1] != 13) putchar('\n');
+    if (data[i - 1] != '\n') {
+        putchar('\n');
+    }
+
+    fflush(stdout);
 }
 
-rc_packet *packet_build(int id, int cmd, char *s1)
+rc_packet *packet_build(int id, int cmd, char s[static 1])
 {
-	static rc_packet packet = {0, 0, 0, { 0x00 }};
+    static rc_packet packet = {0};
 
-	// NOTE(Tiiffi): Issue report states that outgoing payload has max size of 1460 bytes:
+    // NOTE(Tiiffi): Issue report states that maximum command packet size is 1460 bytes:
     //               https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon/issues/45#issuecomment-1000940814
     //               https://mctools.readthedocs.io/en/master/rcon.html
     //               Have to do some testing to confirm!
 
-	// size + id + cmd + s1 + s2 NULL terminator
+    int len = strlen(s);
-	int len = strlen(s1);
+    if (len > MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH) {
-	if (len >= DATA_BUFFSIZE) {
+        log_error("Warning: Command string too long (%d). Maximum allowed: %d.\n", len, MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH);
-		fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Command string too long (%d). Maximum allowed: %d.\n", len, DATA_BUFFSIZE - 1);
         return NULL;
     }
 
-	packet.size = sizeof packet.size * 2 + len + 2;
+    packet.size = sizeof packet.id + sizeof packet.cmd + len + 2;
     packet.id = id;
     packet.cmd = cmd;
-	strncpy(packet.data, s1, DATA_BUFFSIZE - 1);
+    if (packet.size > 0) memcpy(packet.data, s, len);
+    packet.data[len] = 0;
+    packet.data[len + 1] = 0;
 
     return &packet;
 }
 
-int rcon_auth(int sock, char *passwd)
+bool rcon_auth(int sock, char *passwd)
 {
-	int ret;
-
     rc_packet *packet = packet_build(RCON_PID, RCON_AUTHENTICATE, passwd);
     if (packet == NULL)
         return 0;
 
-	ret = net_send_packet(sock, packet);
+    if (!net_send_packet(sock, packet)) {
-	if (!ret)
         return 0; // send failed
+    }
 
-receive:
+    receive:
     packet = net_recv_packet(sock);
     if (packet == NULL)
         return 0;
@@ -612,35 +612,85 @@ receive:
      * so we have to check packet type and try again if necessary.
      */
     if (packet->cmd != RCON_AUTH_RESPONSE) {
+        global_valve_protocol = true;
         goto receive;
     }
 
-	// return 1 if authentication OK
+    // return true if authentication OK
-	return packet->id == -1 ? 0 : 1;
+    return packet->id == -1 ? false : true;
 }
 
 int rcon_command(int sock, char *command)
 {
+    if (global_valve_protocol == false && strcasecmp(command, "help") == 0)
+        global_minecraft_newline_fix = true;
+
     rc_packet *packet = packet_build(RCON_PID, RCON_EXEC_COMMAND, command);
     if (packet == NULL) {
-		global_connection_alive = 0;
+        log_error("Error: packet build() failed!\n");
         return 0;
     }
 
-	net_send_packet(sock, packet);
+    if (!net_send_packet(sock, packet)) {
+        log_error("Error: net_send_packet() failed!\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
 
+    // Workaround to handle valve multipacket responses
+    // This one does not require using select()
+    packet = packet_build(0xBADA55, 0xBADA55, "");
+    if (packet == NULL) {
+        log_error("Error: packet build() failed!\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (!net_send_packet(sock, packet)) {
+        log_error("Error: net_send_packet() failed!\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // initialize stuff for select()
+    fd_set read_fds;
+    FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
+    FD_SET(sock, &read_fds);
+
+    // Set 5 second timeout
+    struct timeval timeout = {0};
+    timeout.tv_sec = 5;
+    timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+
+    int incoming = 0;
+
+    do {
         packet = net_recv_packet(sock);
-	if (packet == NULL)
+        if (packet == NULL) {
+            log_error("Error: net_recv_packet() failed!\n");
             return 0;
+        }
 
-	if (packet->id != RCON_PID)
+        // Check for packet id and multipacket guard id
+        if (packet->id != RCON_PID && packet->id != 0xBADA55) {
+            log_error("Error: invalid packet id!\n");
             return 0;
+        }
 
-	if (!global_silent_mode) {
+        if (packet->id == 0xBADA55) break;
+
+        if (flag_silent_mode == false) {
             if (packet->size > 10)
                 packet_print(packet);
         }
 
+        int result = select(sock + 1, &read_fds, NULL, NULL, &timeout);
+        if (result == -1) {
+            log_error("Error: select() failed!\n");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        incoming = (result > 0 && FD_ISSET(sock, &read_fds));
+    }
+    while(incoming);
+
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -652,63 +702,121 @@ int run_commands(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (!rcon_command(global_rsock, argv[i]))
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
 
-		if (++i >= argc)
+        i++;
+
+        if (i >= argc)
             return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-		if (global_wait_seconds > 0) {
+        if (flag_wait_seconds > 0) {
             #ifdef _WIN32
-				Sleep(global_wait_seconds * 1000);
+            Sleep(flag_wait_seconds * 1000);
             #else
-				sleep(global_wait_seconds);
+            sleep(flag_wait_seconds);
             #endif
         }
     }
 }
 
-// interactive terminal mode
+// terminal mode
 int run_terminal_mode(int sock)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
+    char command[MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH] = {0};
-	char command[DATA_BUFFSIZE] = {0};
 
-	puts("Logged in.\nType 'Q' or press Ctrl-D / Ctrl-C to disconnect.");
+    puts("Logged in. Press Ctrl-D or Ctrl-C to disconnect.");
 
     while (global_connection_alive) {
         putchar('>');
+        fflush(stdout);
 
-		int len = get_line(command, DATA_BUFFSIZE);
+        int len = get_line(command, MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH);
         if (len < 1) continue;
 
-		if (strcasecmp(command, "Q") == 0)
+        if (len > 0 && global_connection_alive) {
-			break;
+            if (!rcon_command(sock, command)) {
-
+                return EXIT_FAILURE;
-		if (len > 0 && global_connection_alive)
+            }
-			ret += rcon_command(sock, command);
+        }
 
         /* Special case for "stop" command to prevent server-side bug.
          * https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-154617
          *
-		 * NOTE: This is hacky workaround which should be handled better to
+         * NOTE: Not sure if this still a problem?!
-		 *       ensure compatibility with other servers using source RCON.
-		 * NOTE: strcasecmp() is POSIX function.
          */
-		if (strcasecmp(command, "stop") == 0) {
+        if (global_valve_protocol == false && strcasecmp(command, "stop") == 0) {
-			break;
+            // Timeout to before checking if connection was closed
+            #ifdef _WIN32
+            Sleep(2 * 1000);
+            #else
+            sleep(2);
+            #endif
+
+            char tmp[1];
+            #ifdef _WIN32
+            // TODO: More Windows side testing!
+            int result = recv(sock, tmp, sizeof(tmp), MSG_PEEK | 0);
+            #else
+            int result = recv(sock, tmp, sizeof(tmp), MSG_PEEK | MSG_DONTWAIT);
+            #endif
+            if (result == 0) {
+                break; // Connection closed
+            }
+            // TODO: Check for return values and errors!
+        }
     }
 
-		//command[0] = len = 0;
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+char *utf8_getline(char *buf, int size, FILE *stream)
+{
+    // Widechar fgets
+    wchar_t in[MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH] = {0};
+
+    wchar_t *result = fgetws(in, MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH, stream);
+    if (result == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-	return ret;
+    // Calculates UTF-8 buffer size
+    int required_size = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, in, -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
+    if (size < required_size) {
+        // TODO: Proper error handling & reporting
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, in, -1, buf, size, NULL, NULL) == 0) {
+        // TODO: Proper error handling & reporting
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return buf;
+}
+#endif
+
+void flush_input(void)
+{
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    FlushConsoleInputBuffer(console_handle);
+    #else
+    tcflush(STDIN_FILENO, TCIFLUSH);
+    #endif
 }
 
 // gets line from stdin and deals with rubbish left in the input buffer
 int get_line(char *buffer, int bsize)
 {
+    #ifdef _WIN32
+    char *ret = utf8_getline(buffer, bsize, stdin);
+    #else
     char *ret = fgets(buffer, bsize, stdin);
+    #endif
+
+    flush_input();
+
     if (ret == NULL) {
         if (ferror(stdin)) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Error %d: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+            log_error("Error %d: %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
         putchar('\n');
@@ -717,14 +825,7 @@ int get_line(char *buffer, int bsize)
 
     // remove unwanted characters from the buffer
     buffer[strcspn(buffer, "\r\n")] = '\0';
-
     int len = strlen(buffer);
 
-	// clean input buffer if needed 
-	if (len == bsize - 1) {
-		int ch;
-		while ((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF);
-	}
-
     return len;
 }