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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-07-20T14:49:44Z

pothole

2021-06-15T15:08:12Z

Needs a TOC

2021-06-15T15:00:38Z

Sections, links

2021-06-15T14:52:33Z

2021-06-15T14:51:08Z

Link movement

2019-09-16T05:30:08Z

‎Command aliases: n is numeric prefix; shift+n is #name

2018-11-05T17:54:07Z

bump to 3.6.1, strongly advise against moving with only arrow keys

2015-12-19T00:32:07Z

2015-12-13T18:15:58Z

add table of command aliases for number_pad:1

2012-12-29T03:15:49Z

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 |-
 | {{kbd|k}}
-| {{kbd|ctrl|d}} ([[kick]])
+| {{kbd|ctrl|d}} ([[Kick (command)|Kick]])
 |-
 | {{kbd|l}}

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−	There are 8 cardinal '''directions''' in NetHack. You can use either the number keys or the vi-keys:	+	{{tocright}}
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		+	There are 8 cardinal '''directions''' in NetHack.
		+
		+	== Keys for cardinal directions ==
		+
		+	You can use either the number keys or the vi-keys:

	Set <tt>[[number_pad]]:1</tt> in your [[options]] to use the number keys for directions and [[movement]]:		Set <tt>[[number_pad]]:1</tt> in your [[options]] to use the number keys for directions and [[movement]]:

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 |}
-Whichever you set, you can always use the arrow keys, if using a port that allows for the arrow keys to work properly (most [[graphical user interface|graphical]] ports do, but many terminal-based ports don't). However, relying ''solely'' on the arrow keys to move (sometimes called "grid bug conduct") is '''a very [[Bad Idea]]''', because this makes overall diagonal movement cost more turns (requiring more food and letting more monsters spawn), and players tend to forget that the game lets them move diagonally, which makes it hard or impossible to retreat from a pursuing monster.
+Whichever you set, you can always use the arrow keys, if using a port that allows for the arrow keys to work properly (most [[graphical user interface|graphical]] ports do, but many terminal-based ports don't). However, relying ''solely'' on the arrow keys to move (sometimes called "[[grid bug]] [[conduct]]") is '''a very [[Bad Idea]]''', because this makes overall diagonal movement cost more turns (requiring more food and letting more monsters spawn), and players tend to forget that the game lets them move diagonally, which makes it hard or impossible to retreat from a pursuing monster.
 Whenever you are prompted for a direction, you can also use the following:

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 | #[[untrap]]
 |}
 [[Category:Commands]]
 {{nethack-361}}

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 There are 8 cardinal '''directions''' in NetHack. You can use either the number keys or the vi-keys:
-Set <tt>[[number_pad]]:1</tt> in your [[options]] to use the number keys for directions and movement:
+Set <tt>[[number_pad]]:1</tt> in your [[options]] to use the number keys for directions and [[movement]]:
 {| class="prettytable"
 ||{{kbd|7}}||{{kbd|8}}||{{kbd|9}}

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 |-
 | {{kbd|n}}
 | #[[name]]
 |-

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 *downward, {{kbd|>}}
 *towards yourself, {{kbd|s}} or {{kbd|.}}
 [[Category:Commands]]