diff --git a/sys/unix/nethack.sh b/sys/unix/nethack.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#	SCCS Id: @(#)nethack.sh	3.3	90/02/26
+
+HACKDIR=/usr/games/lib/nethackdir
+export HACKDIR
+HACK=$HACKDIR/nethack
+MAXNROFPLAYERS=4
+
+# see if we can find the full path name of PAGER, so help files work properly
+# assume that if someone sets up a special variable (HACKPAGER) for NetHack,
+# it will already be in a form acceptable to NetHack
+# ideas from brian@radio.astro.utoronto.ca
+if test \( "xxx$PAGER" != xxx \) -a \( "xxx$HACKPAGER" = xxx \)
+then
+
+	HACKPAGER=$PAGER
+
+#	use only the first word of the pager variable
+#	this prevents problems when looking for file names with trailing
+#	options, but also makes the options unavailable for later use from
+#	NetHack
+	for i in $HACKPAGER
+	do
+		HACKPAGER=$i
+		break
+	done
+
+	if test ! -f $HACKPAGER
+	then
+		IFS=:
+		for i in $PATH
+		do
+			if test -f $i/$HACKPAGER
+			then
+				HACKPAGER=$i/$HACKPAGER
+				export HACKPAGER
+				break
+			fi
+		done
+		IFS=' 	'
+	fi
+	if test ! -f $HACKPAGER
+	then
+		echo Cannot find $PAGER -- unsetting PAGER.
+		unset HACKPAGER
+		unset PAGER
+	fi
+fi
+
+
+cd $HACKDIR
+case $1 in
+	-s*)
+		exec $HACK "$@"
+		;;
+	*)
+		exec $HACK "$@" $MAXNROFPLAYERS
+		;;
+esac