Logfile
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
logfile is the file that contains a line of data for each game played. This file is in the same directory as the nethack executable binary.
Each line contains several fields, separated by a space, for example:
3.4.3 916 0 5 6 0 28 1 20060611 20060611 1031 Wiz Gno Fem Neu paxed,killed by a boiling potion
The fields are as follows:
- version. In this case, it's 3.4.3
- score
- dungeon number
- dungeon level
- maximum level
- hit points
- maximum hit points
- number of deaths. This increases even if the death was averted with amulet of life saving.
- end date in YYYYMMDD format
- start date in YYYYMMDD format
- user ID. This is the UID NetHack runs as, and is only relevant for operating systems that use userIDs.
- role
- race
- gender
- alignment
- name and reason for game ending, separated by a comma