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'''^Z''' (Ctrl+z) is a shell keybind which suspends the foremost process. Windows' cmd.exe does not allow ^Z, but many UNIX shells will. When [[NetHack]] is suspended, the shell it was run from is brought into focus. NetHack is still alive, but it is frozen. Running the fg program will awaken NetHack.
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The '''^Z''' (Ctrl+z) command suspends nethack in environments that support this. ^Z is the usual *NIX<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2ANIX</ref> shell keybind which suspends the foremost process, but nethack is suspended using ^Z no matter what the current setting is. Windows' cmd.exe does not allow ^Z, but many *NIX shells will. When [[NetHack]] is suspended, the shell it was run from is brought into focus. NetHack is still alive, but it is frozen. Running the fg shell builtin will awaken NetHack.
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Revision as of 00:29, 27 May 2008

The ^Z (Ctrl+z) command suspends nethack in environments that support this. ^Z is the usual *NIX[1] shell keybind which suspends the foremost process, but nethack is suspended using ^Z no matter what the current setting is. Windows' cmd.exe does not allow ^Z, but many *NIX shells will. When NetHack is suspended, the shell it was run from is brought into focus. NetHack is still alive, but it is frozen. Running the fg shell builtin will awaken NetHack.

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