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 the control key, Ctrl, or simply Ctrl. The equivalent key for the Mac is Apple.

Caret notation is commonly used to represent pressing Ctrl, including within NetHack's in-game help files: 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 the game.
• Press Ctrl + r to redraw the screen.
• Press Ctrl + x to show the hero's attributes.
• Press Ctrl + z to suspend NetHack if playing the tty version.
• Ctrl + s and Ctrl + q are sometimes used to pause and resume terminal output in tty versions. If NetHacks seems to stop responding, try pressing Ctrl + q, especially if you use Screen program.
• Pressing Ctrl + [ or Ctrl + @ is equivalent to pressing the ESC key, which cancels commands.
• Pressing Ctrl with a direction key will move that direction until the hero is near something.

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.