From bbe83a8f055154dd32581989e3fdef5b577ff43a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PatR Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:56:32 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] yet more help Add an extra couple of sentences explantion for control and meta. Noticed an omitted command in the process. --- dat/hh | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/dat/hh b/dat/hh index 94546065d..cda6f74c3 100644 --- a/dat/hh +++ b/dat/hh @@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ V history display game history Control characters are depicted as '^' followed by a letter. Depress Ctrl or Control like a shift key then type the letter. Control characters are case-insensitive; ^D is the same as ^d, Ctrl+d is same as Ctrl+Shift+d. +There are a few non-letter control characters; nethack uses ^[ as a synonym +for Escape (or vice versa) and ^_ for #retravel but none of the others. Game commands: ^D kick kick (a door, or something else) @@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ $ gold count your gold + spells list the spells you know; also rearrange them if desired ` classkn display known items for one class of objects _ travel move via a shortest-path algorithm to a point on the map +^_ retravel resume travelling toward previously specified destination . rest wait a moment , pickup pick up all you can carry @ toggle "pickup" (auto pickup) option on and off @@ -97,7 +100,9 @@ _ travel move via a shortest-path algorithm to a point on the map Keyboards that have a meta key (some use Alt for that, so typing Alt as a shift plus 'e' would generate 'M-e') can also use these extended commands -via the meta modifier as an alternative to using the # prefix: +via the meta modifier as an alternative to using the # prefix. Unlike +control characters, meta characters are case-sensitive so M-a is different +from M-A. Type the latter with two keys used as shifts, Meta+Shift+a. M-? display extended command help (if the platform allows this) M-2 twoweapon toggle two-weapon combat (unless number_pad is enabled)