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Boolean options not under specific compile flags (with default values in []):
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(You can learn which options exist in your version by checking your current
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option setting, which is reached via the 'O' cmd.)
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autodescribe describe the terrain under cursor [FALSE]
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autodig dig if moving and wielding digging tool [FALSE]
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autoopen walking into a door attempts to open it [TRUE]
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autopickup automatically pick up objects you move over [TRUE]
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autoquiver when firing with an empty quiver, select some
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suitable inventory weapon to fill the quiver [FALSE]
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BIOS allow the use of IBM ROM BIOS calls [FALSE]
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cmdassist give help for errors on direction & other commands [TRUE]
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confirm ask before hitting tame or peaceful monsters [TRUE]
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DECgraphics use DEC/VT line-drawing characters for the dungeon [FALSE]
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eight_bit_tty send 8-bit characters straight to terminal [FALSE]
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extmenu use a menu for selecting extended commands (#) [FALSE]
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fixinv try to retain the same letter for the same object [TRUE]
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help print all available info when using the / command [TRUE]
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IBMgraphics use IBM extended characters for the dungeon [FALSE]
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ignintr ignore interrupt signal, including breaks [FALSE]
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implicit_uncursed omit "uncursed" from inventory, if possible [TRUE]
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legacy print introductory message [TRUE]
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lit_corridor show a dark corridor as lit if in sight [FALSE]
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lootabc use a/b/c rather than o/i/b when looting [FALSE]
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mail enable the mail daemon [TRUE]
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null allow nulls to be sent to your terminal [TRUE]
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try turning this option off (forcing NetHack to use its own
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delay code) if moving objects seem to teleport across rooms
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perm_invent keep inventory in a permanent window [FALSE]
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pickup_thrown override pickup_types for thrown objects [TRUE]
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pushweapon when wielding a new weapon, put your previously
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wielded weapon into the secondary weapon slot [FALSE]
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rawio allow the use of raw I/O [FALSE]
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rest_on_space count the space bar as a rest character [FALSE]
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safe_pet prevent you from (knowingly) attacking your pet(s) [TRUE]
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showexp display your accumulated experience points [FALSE]
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showrace show yourself by your race rather than by role [FALSE]
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silent don't use your terminal's bell sound [TRUE]
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sortpack group similar kinds of objects in inventory [TRUE]
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sound enable messages about what your character hears [TRUE]
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(note: this has nothing to do with your computer's audio
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capabilities, and the game resets it periodically)
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sparkle display sparkly effect for resisted magical [TRUE]
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attacks (e.g. fire attack on fire-resistant monster)
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standout use standout mode for --More-- on messages [FALSE]
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time display elapsed game time, in moves [FALSE]
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tombstone print tombstone when you die [TRUE]
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toptenwin print topten in a window rather than stdout [FALSE]
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travel enable the command to travel to a map location via [TRUE]
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a shortest-path algorithm, usually invoked by '_'.
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use_darkgray use bold black instead of blue for black glyphs. [TRUE]
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use_inverse display detected monsters in highlighted manner [FALSE]
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verbose print more commentary during the game [TRUE]
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There are further boolean options controlled by compilation flags.
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Boolean option if INSURANCE was set at compile time:
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checkpoint save game state after each level change, for possible [TRUE]
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recovery after program crash
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Boolean option if NEWS was set at compile time:
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news print any news from game administrator on startup [TRUE]
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Boolean option if MFLOPPY was set at compile time:
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checkspace check free disk space before writing files to disk [TRUE]
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Boolean option if SCORE_ON_BOTL was set at compile time:
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showscore display your approximate accumulated score [FALSE]
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Boolean options if TEXTCOLOR was set at compile time:
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color use different colors for objects on screen [TRUE for micros]
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hilite_pet display pets in a highlighted manner [FALSE]
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Boolean option if TIMED_DELAY was set at compile time (tty interface only):
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timed_delay on unix and VMS, use a timer instead of sending
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extra screen output when attempting to pause for
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display effect. on MSDOS without the termcap
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lib, whether or not to pause for visual effect. [TRUE]
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Boolean option for Amiga, or for others if ALTMETA was set at compile time:
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altmeta For Amiga, treat Alt+key as Meta+key. [TRUE]
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altmeta For unix and VMS, treat two character sequence
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"ESC c" as M-c (Meta+c, 8th bit set) when nethack
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obtains a command from player's keyboard. [FALSE]
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Boolean option if USE_TILES was set at compile time (MSDOS protected mode only):
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preload_tiles control whether tiles get pre-loaded into RAM at the
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start of the game. Doing so enhances performance
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of the tile graphics, but uses more memory. [TRUE]
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Any Boolean option can be negated by prefixing it with a '!' or 'no'.
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Compound options are written as option_name:option_value.
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Compound options which can be set during the game are:
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boulder override the default boulder symbol with another default: [`]
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disclose the types of information you want offered at the end of the
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game [ni na nv ng nc no]
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fruit the name of a fruit you enjoy eating [slime mold]
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(basically a whimsy which NetHack uses from time to time).
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menustyle user interface for selection of multiple objects:
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Traditional -- prompt for classes of interest, then
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prompt item-by-item for those classes;
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Combination -- prompt for classes of interest, then
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use a menu for choosing items;
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Full -- menu for classes of interest, then item menu;
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Partial -- skip class filtering, use menu of all items;
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only the first letter ('T','C','P','F') matters; 'N' (None)
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is a synonym for 'T', as is boolean style negation [Full]
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number_pad alphabetic versus numeric control over movement:
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0 -- traditional hjkl + yubn movement (default);
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1 -- digits control movement, for use with numeric keypad;
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2 -- same as 1, but '5' works as 'g' prefix rather than 'G';
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3 -- numeric for phone keypad (1,2,3 above, 7,8,9 below);
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4 -- phone keypad (3) combined with MSDOS compatibility (2);
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-1 -- alphabetic movement but 'z' swapped with 'y'. [0]
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packorder a list of default symbols for kinds of objects that gives the
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order in which your pack will be displayed [")[%?+!=/(*`0_]
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(If you specify only some kinds of items, the others from the
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default order will be appended to the end.)
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paranoid_confirmation space separated list of situations where alternate
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prompting is desired [paranoid_confirmation:pray]
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Confirm -- when requiring yes, also require no to reject
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quit -- yes vs y to confirm quitting or to enter explore mode
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die -- yes vs y to confirm dying (for explore or debug mode)
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bones -- yes vs y to confirm saving bones data in debug mode
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attack -- yes vs y to confirm attacking a peaceful monster
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pray -- y to confirm an attempt to pray; on by default
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Remove -- always pick from inventory for 'R' and 'T' even when
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wearing just one applicable item to remove or take off
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pickup_burden when you pick up an item that exceeds this encumberance
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level (Unencumbered, Burdened, streSsed, straiNed, overTaxed,
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or overLoaded), you will be asked if you want to continue. [S]
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pickup_types a list of default symbols for kinds of objects to autopickup
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when that option is on [all]
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pile_limit for feedback when walking across floor objects, threshold at
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which "there are many objects here" is displayed instead of
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listing the objects. (0 means "always list objects.") [5]
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runmode controls how often the map window is updated when performing
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multi-step movement (various running modes or travel command):
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teleport -- don't update map until movement stops;
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run -- periodically update map (interval is seven steps);
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walk -- update map after every step;
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crawl -- like walk, but delay after making each step.
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(This only affects screen display, not actual movement.) [run]
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scores the parts of the score list you wish to see when the game ends
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You choose a combination of top scores, scores around the top
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scores, and all of your own scores. [!own/3 top/2 around]
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suppress_alert disable various version-specific warnings about changes
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in game play or the user interface, such as notification given
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for the 'Q' command that quitting is now done via #quit
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(e.g., use suppress_alert:3.3.1 to stop that and any other
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notifications added in that version or earlier) default: [(none)]
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Compound options which may be set only on startup are:
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align Your starting alignment (align:lawful, align:neutral,
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or align:chaotic). You may specify just the first letter. [RANDOM]
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catname the name of your first cat [NONE]
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dogname the name of your first dog [NONE]
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gender Your starting gender (gender:male or gender:female).
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You may specify just the first letter. Although you can
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still denote your gender using the "male" and "female"
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options, the "gender" option will take precedence. [RANDOM]
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horsename the name of your first horse [NONE]
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menu_* create single character accelerators for menu commands. Below
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is a list of all commands. Each is followed by a list of window-
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ports that implement them: 'x' is X11, 't' is tty, 'g' is Gem,
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'a' is Amiga.
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menu_deselect_all deselect all items in a menu [-](gxta)
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menu_deselect_page deselect all items on this menu page [\](gta)
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menu_first_page jump to the first page in a menu [^](gta)
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menu_invert_all invert all items in a menu [@](gxta)
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menu_invert_page invert all items on this menu page [~](gta)
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menu_last_page jump to the last page in a menu [|](gta)
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menu_next_page goto the next menu page [>](gta)
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menu_previous_page goto the previous menu page [<](gta)
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menu_search search for a menu item [:](gxta)
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menu_select_all select all items in a menu [.](gxta)
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menu_select_page select all items on this menu page [,](gta)
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msghistory number of top line messages to save [20]
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name the name of your character [obtained by asking the system or
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the player]
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pettype your preferred type of pet (cat or dog), if your character
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class uses both types; or none for no pet [RANDOM]
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playmode normal play or non-scoring explore mode or debug mode [normal]
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race Your starting race (e.g., race:Human, race:Elf). [RANDOM]
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role Your starting role (e.g., role:Barbarian, role:Valk).
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Although you can specify just the first letter(s), it will
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choose only the first role it finds that matches; thus, it
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is recommended that you spell out as much of the role name
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as possible. You can also still denote your role by
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appending it to the "name" option (e.g., name:Vic-V), but the
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"role" option will take precedence. [RANDOM]
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windowtype windowing system to be used [depends on operating system]
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Compound option if TTY_GRAPHICS was set at compile time:
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msg_window the type of message window to use:
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single -- One message at a time
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full -- Full window with all saved top line messages
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reverse -- Same as full, but messages printed most-recent-first
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combination -- Two single messages, then as full
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default: single
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Some sample options lists are:
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!autopickup,!tombstone,name:Gandalf,scores:own/3 top/2 around
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female,nonews,dogname:Rover,rest_on_space,!verbose,menustyle:traditional
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