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doc/nethack.6: Drop commented-out legacy remark

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Unix terminal drivers started transitioning away from paper terminals
and toward video terminals, and therefore away from '#' and '@' as the
"erase" and "kill" characters, respectively, before NetHack was born.
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G. Branden Robinson
2026-05-06 04:39:57 -05:00
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@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ You can specify either the male or female name for the character role, or
the first three characters of the role as an abbreviation. the first three characters of the role as an abbreviation.
.\" .B "\-p @" .\" .B "\-p @"
.\" has been retained to explicitly request that a random role be chosen. .\" has been retained to explicitly request that a random role be chosen.
.\" It may need to be quoted with a backslash (\e@) if @
.\" is the "kill" character (see "stty") for the terminal, in order
.\" to prevent the current input line from being cleared.
.PP .PP
Likewise, Likewise,
.B \-r .B \-r