From 2c9bda8660b2fe377393314e5106262e08f25bba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "G. Branden Robinson" Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 17:16:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc/nethack.6: Respell playername option argument Spell it as a hyphenated noun phrase. Use an ellipsis instead of pluralization to mark its repeatability. Slightly recast its description. --- doc/nethack.6 | 15 ++++++++------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/nethack.6 b/doc/nethack.6 index 9a2631a41..b3abff111 100644 --- a/doc/nethack.6 +++ b/doc/nethack.6 @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ nethack \- Exploring The Mazes of Menace .br [ .B \-u -.I playername +.I player-name ] [ .BR \-X " | " \-D @@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ Also .I race ] [ -.I playernames -] +.I player-name\*_\c +\&.\|.\|.] .PP .B nethack [ @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ to a string consisting of an @ character followed by the path and filename. .PP The .B \-u -.I playername +.I player-name option supplies the answer to the question "Who are you?". It overrides any name from the options or configuration file, USER, LOGNAME, or getlogin(), which will otherwise be tried in order. @@ -251,11 +251,12 @@ so you can have several saved games under different names. Conversely, you must use the appropriate player name to restore a saved game. .PP A -.I playername +.I player-name suffix can be used to specify the profession, race, alignment and/or gender of the character. -The full syntax of the playername that includes a -suffix is "name\-ppp\-rrr\-aaa\-ggg". +The full syntax of a +.I player-name +including a suffix is "name\-ppp\-rrr\-aaa\-ggg". "ppp" are at least the first three letters of the profession (this can also be specified using a separate .B \-p