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Guidebook update

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Make it clear that the *DIR options are not available on Unix.

Related to discussion on GitHub Issue #1552
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2026-05-28 11:17:46 -04:00
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doc/Guidebook.mn
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.ds f0 \*(vr .ds f0 \*(vr
.ds f1 \" empty .ds f1 \" empty
.\"DO NOT REMOVE NH_DATESUB .ds f2 Date(%B %-d, %Y) .\"DO NOT REMOVE NH_DATESUB .ds f2 Date(%B %-d, %Y)
.ds f2 May 25, 2026 .ds f2 May 28, 2026
. .
.\" A note on some special characters: .\" A note on some special characters:
.\" \(lq = left double quote .\" \(lq = left double quote
@@ -3678,22 +3678,34 @@ OPTIONS=!legacy,autopickup,pickup_types:$\(dq=/!?+
.ft .ft
.ed .ed
.lp HACKDIR .lp HACKDIR
[not availabe on Unix]
.br
Default location of files NetHack needs. On Windows HACKDIR Default location of files NetHack needs. On Windows HACKDIR
defaults to the location of the NetHack.exe or NetHackw.exe file defaults to the location of the NetHack.exe or NetHackw.exe file
so setting HACKDIR to override that is not usually necessary or recommended. so setting HACKDIR to override that is not usually necessary or recommended.
.lp LEVELDIR .lp LEVELDIR
[not availabe on Unix]
.br
The location that in-progress level files are stored. Defaults to HACKDIR, The location that in-progress level files are stored. Defaults to HACKDIR,
must be writable. must be writable.
.lp SAVEDIR .lp SAVEDIR
[not availabe on Unix]
.br
The location where saved games are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be The location where saved games are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be
writable. writable.
.lp BONESDIR .lp BONESDIR
[not availabe on Unix]
.br
The location that bones files are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be The location that bones files are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be
writable. writable.
.lp LOCKDIR .lp LOCKDIR
[not availabe on Unix]
.br
The location that file synchronization locks are stored. Defaults to The location that file synchronization locks are stored. Defaults to
HACKDIR, must be writable. HACKDIR, must be writable.
.lp TROUBLEDIR .lp TROUBLEDIR
[not availabe on Unix]
.br
The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems
is kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be writable. is kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be writable.
.\" .\"
doc/Guidebook.tex
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\author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\ \author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\
(Edited and expanded for 5.0.0 by Mike Stephenson and others)} (Edited and expanded for 5.0.0 by Mike Stephenson and others)}
%DO NOT REMOVE NH_DATESUB \date{Date(%B %-d, %Y)} %DO NOT REMOVE NH_DATESUB \date{Date(%B %-d, %Y)}
\date{May 25, 2026} \date{May 28, 2026}
\maketitle \maketitle
@@ -3980,27 +3980,33 @@ Example:
%.lp %.lp
\item[HACKDIR] \item[HACKDIR]
{[}Not available on Unix{}]\\
Default location of files \textit{NetHack} needs. On Windows HACKDIR Default location of files \textit{NetHack} needs. On Windows HACKDIR
defaults to the location of the \textit{NetHack.exe} or \textit{NetHackw.exe} file defaults to the location of the \textit{NetHack.exe} or \textit{NetHackw.exe} file
so setting HACKDIR to override that is not usually necessary or recommended. so setting HACKDIR to override that is not usually necessary or recommended.
%.lp %.lp
\item[LEVELDIR] \item[LEVELDIR]
{[}Not available on Unix{}]\\
The location that in-progress level files are stored. Defaults to HACKDIR, The location that in-progress level files are stored. Defaults to HACKDIR,
must be writable. must be writable.
%.lp %.lp
\item[SAVEDIR] \item[SAVEDIR]
{[}Not available on Unix{}]\\
The location where saved games are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be The location where saved games are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be
writable. writable.
%.lp %.lp
\item[BONESDIR] \item[BONESDIR]
{[}Not available on Unix{}]\\
The location that bones files are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be The location that bones files are kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be
writable. writable.
%.lp %.lp
\item[LOCKDIR] \item[LOCKDIR]
{[}Not available on Unix{}]\\
The location that file synchronization locks are stored. Defaults to The location that file synchronization locks are stored. Defaults to
HACKDIR, must be writable. HACKDIR, must be writable.
%.lp %.lp
\item[TROUBLEDIR] \item[TROUBLEDIR]
{[}Not available on Unix{}]\\
The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems
is kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be writable. is kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be writable.
% %