NetHack keyboard controls

NetHack controls

Zeynel Öztürk -
5 years ago
- Shortcuts
Use these shortcuts if you're using letter keys as movement keys. For using num keys as movement keys, take a look at "Command aliases" section.
0
K

Up

0
J

Down

0
H

Left

0
L

Right

0
Y

Up-left

0
U

Up-right

0
B

Down-left

0
N

Down-right

1
<

Staircase up

0
>

Staircase doıwn

  m[dir] Move
  M[dir] Move far
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_

Travel

  #jump Jump
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Ctrl + T

Teleport

  #ride Ride monster
0
Alt + S

Sit down

0
O

Open door

0
C

Close door

0
S

Search secret doors / traps / monsters

  #loot Loot box / bag
  #untrap Untrap
0
Alt + F

Force a lock

Advertisement

0
;

Identify symbol

1
:

Look around

0
.

Rest

0
,

Pick up

0
D

Drop single

0
↑  Shift + D

Drop multi

0
/

Identify

0
^

Identify trap

0
\

List discovered objects

  #conduct List challenges
0
↑  Shift + Z

Cast spell

0
Q

Drink

-1
Z

Zap wand

0
Alt + P

Pray

0
Alt + D

Dip

0
Alt + R

Rub

0
Alt + O

Offer

0
R

Read scroll / book

0
Alt + I

Invoke

0
Alt + T

Turn undead

0
Alt + M

Special ability

0
A

Break wand

0
A

Use item

0
E

Eat

0
P

Pay

0
Alt + W

Wipe

0
↑  Shift + E

Engrave

  E- Write in the dust
0
Alt + C

Chat

0
Ctrl + D

Kick

0
C

Name monster

F[dir]  Fight
0
W

Wield weapon

0
X

Change weapons

#twoweapon  Use two weapons
0
Alt + E

View / raise skills

0
T

Throw / shoot

0
↑  Shift + Q

Ready quiver

0
F

Fire quiver

0
I

Inventory

0
Alt + A

Adjust inventory

  #name Name object
0
)

List weapons

0
[

List armor

0
=

List rings

0
"

List amulet

0
(

List tools

0
*

List equipment

0
$

List gold

0
+

List spells

0
W

Wear armor

0
T

Take off armor

0
A

Remove multi

0
P

Put on ring / amulet

0
R

Remove ring / amulet

0
Ctrl + X

Player info

0
↑  Shift + S

Save

0
Alt + Q

Quit

0
Alt + A

Redo

0
Ctrl + P

Repeat message

0
O

Options

0
@

Toggle auto-pickup

0
V

Display version

0
↑  Shift + V

Display history

0
↑  Shift + X

Explore mode

0
?

Help menu

0
&

Explain command

0
#

Extended commands

0
#?

Extended commands help

0
Ctrl + R

Redraw the screen

0
Ctrl + Z

Suspend (Unix only)

0
!

Boss key (Shell)

  While the number_pad option is turned on, the vi-style movement keys are replaced by the following command aliases    
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H

? (help menu)

0
J

#jump

0
K

ctrl + d (kick)

0
L

#loot

0
N

#name

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U

#untrap


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Program information

Program name: NetHack NetHack (Games - PC)

NetHack is a video game originally released in 1987 with ASCII graphics. The last version which includes new gameplay features was NetHack 3.4.3 which was released in December 2003. On December 7, 2015, version 3.6.0 was released. NetHack is considered one of the oldest games still being developed.

Web page: nethack.org

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 88%

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Shortcut count: 90

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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