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Furey: /* Common uses */ blank -> potions of water. Fixes a redlink.

2024-06-16T20:36:28Z

‎Common uses: blank -> potions of water. Fixes a redlink.

Umbire the Phantom: Historical info

2021-11-09T02:44:53Z

Historical info

Scorchgeek: add info on wresting wands; remove engraving info specifically about Elbereth since using multiple Elbereths in a row is no longer useful

2021-11-09T01:07:07Z

add info on wresting wands; remove engraving info specifically about Elbereth since using multiple Elbereths in a row is no longer useful

Paxed: link to numeric prefix

2019-06-19T11:13:07Z

link to numeric prefix

ChasonBot at 23:38, 20 December 2015

2015-12-20T23:38:33Z

Scorchgeek: add helpful uses and limitations; remove stub template

2015-10-15T02:32:19Z

add helpful uses and limitations; remove stub template

Paxed: very much a stub

2012-11-20T20:08:49Z

very much a stub

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{{Keyboard commands}}
Press {{kbd|ctrl|a}} to '''repeat previous command'''.

This is available if NetHack was compiled with REDO compile-time option.

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[[Category:Commands]]

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 * Wands can be quickly [[wrest]]ed by zapping them once and then holding down {{kbd|ctrl|a}} until something interesting happens. (As always when holding down keys in NetHack, this should be done only in a safe location.)
 * Repeatedly #[[untrap]]ping a box to make sure it is safe to open becomes much less annoying with this command: you can do the #untrap {{kbd|>}} sequence once, then just press {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} repeatedly.
-* When #[[dip]]ping potions into a fountain or pool to [[blank]] them, it is usually necessary to dip them twice. {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} can be used to dip them the second time.
+* When #[[dip]]ping potions into a fountain or pool to convert them to [[potions of water]], it is usually necessary to dip them twice. {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} can be used to dip them the second time.
 * Ranged weapons can be fired in the same direction for several turns in a row with the repeat command; this saves one to two keystrokes.

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 {{Keyboard commands}}
 Press {{kbd|ctrl|a}} to '''repeat previous command'''.
 == Common uses ==
-* Wands can be quickly [[Wrest|wrested]] by zapping them once and then holding down {{kbd|ctrl|a}} until something interesting happens. (As always when holding down keys in NetHack, this should be done only in a safe location.)
+* Wands can be quickly [[wrest]]ed by zapping them once and then holding down {{kbd|ctrl|a}} until something interesting happens. (As always when holding down keys in NetHack, this should be done only in a safe location.)
 * Repeatedly #[[untrap]]ping a box to make sure it is safe to open becomes much less annoying with this command: you can do the #untrap {{kbd|>}} sequence once, then just press {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} repeatedly.
 * When #[[dip]]ping potions into a fountain or pool to [[blank]] them, it is usually necessary to dip them twice. {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} can be used to dip them the second time.
 * Ranged weapons can be fired in the same direction for several turns in a row with the repeat command; this saves one to two keystrokes.
 ==Limitations==
 The repeat command interacts rather strangely with spellcasting: pressing {{kbd|ctrl|a}} after casting a directional spell will bring up the casting menu to select a spell again (as if you just pressed {{kbd|Z}}), but when you select a spell, it will be cast in the same direction as your previous cast.
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 The repeat command is only available if NetHack was compiled with the REDO compile-time option (but this should be the case on nearly all installations).
 [[Category:Commands]]

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 Press {{kbd|ctrl|a}} to '''repeat previous command'''.
-== Particularly helpful uses ==
+== Common uses ==
 * Repeatedly #[[untrap]]ping a box to make sure it is safe to open becomes much less annoying with this command: you can do the #untrap {{kbd|>}} sequence once, then just press {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} repeatedly.
-* When #[[dip]]ping potions into a fountain or pool to [[blank]] them, it is usually necessary to dip them twice. {{kbd|ctrl|a}} can be used to dip them the second time.
+* When #[[dip]]ping potions into a fountain or pool to [[blank]] them, it is usually necessary to dip them twice. {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, {{kbd|y}} can be used to dip them the second time.
 * Ranged weapons can be fired in the same direction for several turns in a row with the repeat command; this saves one to two keystrokes.
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 The repeat command interacts rather strangely with spellcasting: pressing {{kbd|ctrl|a}} after casting a directional spell will bring up the casting menu to select a spell again (as if you just pressed {{kbd|Z}}), but when you select a spell, it will be cast in the same direction as your previous cast.
-It is not possible to repeatedly engrave [[Elbereth]] using this command: pressing {{kbd|ctrl|a}} after an engrave command will select the same item you previously engraved with, but will not reenter the same engraving text or skip asking if you want to overwrite the previous engraving. Also, if you try to repeat an {{kbd|E}} {{kbd|-}} command, nothing will happen the first time you press {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, and the second time you press it you will be told, "You don't have that object." This is probably a bug.
+If you try to repeat an {{kbd|E}} {{kbd|-}} command, nothing will happen the first time you press {{kbd|ctrl|a}}, and the second time you press it you will be told, "You don't have that object." This is probably a bug.
 [[Category:Commands]]
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+{{nethack-366}}

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 Press {{kbd|ctrl|a}} to '''repeat previous command'''.
-This is available if NetHack was compiled with REDO compile-time option.
+This is only available if NetHack was compiled with REDO compile-time option, but this should be the case on nearly all installations.
 [[Category:Commands]]