Ctrl

Keyboard commands
~	!		@		#		$		%		^		&		*	(	)	_	=	+
	Q		W		E		R		T		Y		U	I		O	P	{	}	|
	q		w		e		r		t		y		u	i		o	p	[	]	\
		A		S		D		F		G		H		J		K	L	:	"
		a		s		d		f		g		h		j		k	l	;	'
			Z		X		C		V		B		N	M		<	>	?
			z		x		c		v		b		n	m		,	.	/
	q		w		e		r		t				u	i		o	p	Alt
		a		s		d		f						j			l	Alt
							c		v				n	m			?	Alt
		A			C		R		T				O					Alt
a		c			d		o		p		r		t			[		Ctrl

There are several commands in NetHack that use Ctrl key. Ctrl key allows sending some non-printable characters to NetHack. The Mac port uses Apple.

Caret notation is commonly used to represent pressing Ctrl, including within NetHack's in-game help. For example, ^D means Ctrl + d.

Commands that use Ctrl

• Press Ctrl + t to teleport.
• Press Ctrl + d to kick something.
• Press Ctrl + a to redo the previous command.
• Press Ctrl + p to repeat previous messages.
• Press Ctrl + c to quit game.
• Press Ctrl + r to redraw screen.
• Press Ctrl + x to show your attributes.
• Press Ctrl + z to suspend NetHack. (tty version only)
• Pressing Ctrl + [ or Ctrl + @ is equivalent to pressing ESC key (cancels commands).
• Pressing Ctrl with direction key will move that direction until you are near something.

Wizard mode

Several commands are available only in Wizard mode.

• Press Ctrl + e to search a room.
• Press Ctrl + f to map the level.
• Press Ctrl + g to create monster.
• Press Ctrl + i to identify all your items.
• Press Ctrl + o to show locations of special levels.
• Press Ctrl + v to levelport (pressing ? will show you menu with special levels).
• Press Ctrl + w to wish for an object.
• Press Ctrl + x to show your attributes and intrinsics.

Other

• Ctrl + m acts in a same way as Ctrl + j
• Ctrl + s and Ctrl + q are sometimes used to pause and resume terminal output (tty version only). If NetHacks seems to stop responding, try pressing Ctrl + q, especially if you use Screen program.