documentation updates

- various commands were missing from various help files
- fix a few inconsistencies between similar help files
- M-2 doesn't do #twoweapon when number_pad is enabled
- M-? usually displays #? help info
- weasel-word the reason the screen shown in the Guidebook looks little like
  several windowports
- document the playersuffix syntax in the nethack.6 man page
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.TH NETHACK 6 "17 November 1999"
.TH NETHACK 6 "12 March 2002"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
nethack \- Exploring The Mazes of Menace
.SH SYNOPSIS
.na
.hy 0
.B nethack
[
.B \-d
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[
.B \-ibm
]
.br
.PP
.B nethack
[
.B \-d
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[
.I playernames
]
.ad
.hy 14
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.I NetHack
@@ -105,8 +109,8 @@ graphics characters), options may also be included in a configuration
file.
The default is located in your home directory and
named .nethackrc on Unix systems. On other systems, the default may be
different, usually NetHack.cnf. On DOS the name is defaults.nh, while
on the Macintosh or BeOS, it is NetHack Defaults.
different, usually NetHack.cnf. On DOS or Windows, the name is
defaults.nh, while on the Macintosh or BeOS, it is NetHack Defaults.
The configuration file's location may be specified by setting NETHACKOPTIONS
to a string consisting of an @ character followed by the filename.
.PP
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.PP
A
.I playername
suffix or a separate option,
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". "ppp" are at least the first three letters
of the profession (this can also be specified using a separate
.B \-p
.I profession
option). "rrr" are at least the first three letters of the character's
race (this can also be specified using a separate
.B \-r
.I race
option). "aaa" are at last the first three letters of the character's
alignment, and "ggg" are at least the first three letters of the
character's gender. Any of the parts of the suffix may be left out.
.PP
.B \-p
.I profession
can be used to determine the character role. You can specify either the
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.I race
can be used to explicitly request that a race be chosen.
.PP
Leaving out any of these characteristics will result in you being prompted
during the game startup for the information.
.PP
Leaving out either of these will result in you being prompted during
the game startup for the information.
.PP
The
.B \-s