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                          Original version - Eric S. Raymond
              (Edited and expanded for 3.7 by Mike Stephenson and others)
 
-                                    March 4, 2020
+                                    March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           you have seen on the current dungeon level; as you  explore  more
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                you have available for spell casting.  Again,  resting  will
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           scribe things that are impossible to represent visually.  If  you
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                Du  - drop only unpaid objects (when in a shop).
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                the  character for a particular set of objects, like `[' for
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                erally at the ready (only one of these  is  available  at  a
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                lected via the `Q' (quiver) command.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                different  name  will  not  be  merged.  This contrasts with
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                `^P'.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                Show vision array.  Autocompletes.  Debug mode only.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           areas  are  only  displayed  if they are within one space of you.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           presence.  If you attempt to walk into it, you will try to  fight
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           it will be transferred to your inventory.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           "Stressed", "Strained", "Overtaxed" or "Overloaded" will be shown
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           to hit your target compared to using just one weapon at a time.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           in  the  same  direction;  if  the first ones kill a monster, the
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           you  stop -- or before you begin, for that matter -- wielding two
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           armor class even further.  Most of these provide  a  one  or  two
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           tempts  to use the wand will usually result in nothing happening.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           level,  or  if  you  have little skill with the appropriate spell
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           only the top item of the  pile  is  displayed.   The  hilite_pile
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           avoiding  these   effects   are   each   considered   challenges.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           game.  Finding other instances of the same objects doesn't record
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             game problems is kept. Defaults to HACKDIR, must be writable.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           can set string options by typing the  option  name,  a  colon  or
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             Name  a  fruit  after  something  you enjoy eating (for example
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             small plus-symbol beside the object on the top of the pile.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             symbols act as menu accelerators (default off).
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             (which  defaults  to  "full"),  or  it  can  be  negated (which
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             entirely.   Requesting  it  when  not  allowed  or not possible
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             run      - update the map after every seven or so steps;
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             ed moves if you  make  inadvertent  mouse  clicks  on  the  map
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             select which one to  use,  such  as  "tty"  or  "X11"  (default
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             your terminal (default off).
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             Specify the name of an alternative tile file  to  override  the
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             fit in the visible area of the window.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             (Win32 tty NetHack only).  May be used to alter  the  value  of
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
             When asked for a location,  the  key  to  go  to  next  closest
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           tty, curses, win32tty and win32gui interfaces support this.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           be used in combination with any of the other attributes.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           may want to alter settings via SYMBOLS= and ROGUESYMBOLS= in your
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           Eric Raymond, and Eric Smith undertook a radical revision of 3.0.
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           his own NetHack-- to  produce  SLASH.   Larry  Stewart-Zerba  and
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
           Windows  platform.   Alex  Kompel  contributed  a  new  graphical
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
                NetHack 3.6.5 was released on January  27,  2020  containing
           some security fixes and a small number of bug fixes.
 
-               NetHack  3.6.6 was released in March 2020 containing a secu-
-          rity fix.
-
-               The official NetHack web site is maintained by Ken Lorber at
-          https://www.nethack.org/.
+               NetHack 3.6.6 was released on March 8, 2020 containing a se-
+          curity fix and some bug fixes.
 
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
+               The official NetHack web site is maintained by Ken Lorber at
+          https://www.nethack.org/.
+
           12.1.  SPECIAL THANKS
 
                On behalf of the NetHack community, thank you very much once
              Eric S. Raymond          Mark Modrall         Steve Linhart
               Erik Andersen         Marvin Bressler      Steve VanDevender
             Fredrik Ljungdahl         Matthew Day           Teemu Suikki
-            Frederick Roeber          Merlyn LeRoy           Tim Lennan
-               Gil Neiger           Michael Allison        Timo Hakulinen
-               Greg Laskin            Michael Feir            Tom Almy
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
+            Frederick Roeber          Merlyn LeRoy           Tim Lennan
+               Gil Neiger           Michael Allison        Timo Hakulinen
+               Greg Laskin            Michael Feir            Tom Almy
                Greg Olson            Michael Hamel            Tom West
              Gregg Wonderly         Michael Sokolov        Warren Cheung
               Hao-yang Wang           Mike Engber         Warwick Allison
 
 
 
-          NetHack 3.6                                         March 4, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
+          NetHack 3.7                                         March 8, 2020
 
 
-          NetHack 3.7                                     February 17, 2020