(You can learn which options exist in your version by checking your current
option setting, which is reached via the 'O' cmd.)
+acoustics can your character hear anything [TRUE]
autodescribe describe the terrain under cursor [FALSE]
autodig dig if moving and wielding digging tool [FALSE]
autoopen walking into a door attempts to open it [TRUE]
autoquiver when firing with an empty quiver, select some [FALSE]
suitable inventory weapon to fill the quiver
BIOS allow the use of IBM ROM BIOS calls [FALSE]
+blind your character is permanently blind [FALSE]
+bones allow loading bones files [TRUE]
+clicklook look at map by clicking right mouse button [FALSE]
cmdassist give help for errors on direction & other commands [TRUE]
confirm ask before hitting tame or peaceful monsters [TRUE]
-DECgraphics use DEC/VT line-drawing characters for the dungeon [FALSE]
+dark_room show floor not in sight in different color [TRUE]
eight_bit_tty send 8-bit characters straight to terminal [FALSE]
extmenu use a menu for selecting extended commands (#) [FALSE]
fixinv try to retain the same letter for the same object [TRUE]
+force_invmenu commands asking for inventory item show a menu [FALSE]
goldX when filtering objects by bless/curse state, [FALSE]
whether to classify gold as X (unknown) or U (uncursed)
help print all available info when using the / command [TRUE]
-IBMgraphics use IBM extended characters for the dungeon [FALSE]
+herecmd_menu show menu of some possible commands when clicking
+ on yourself or next to you with mouse [FALSE]
ignintr ignore interrupt signal, including breaks [FALSE]
implicit_uncursed omit "uncursed" from inventory, if possible [TRUE]
legacy print introductory message [TRUE]
lit_corridor show a dark corridor as lit if in sight [FALSE]
lootabc use a/b/c rather than o/i/b when looting [FALSE]
-menu_overlay overlay menus on the screen and align to right [TRUE]
mail enable the mail daemon [TRUE]
+mention_walls give feedback when walking against a wall [FALSE]
+menu_objsyms show object symbols in menus if it is selectable [FALSE]
+menu_overlay overlay menus on the screen and align to right [TRUE]
+nudist start your character without armor [FALSE]
null allow nulls to be sent to your terminal [TRUE]
try turning this option off (forcing NetHack to use its own
delay code) if moving objects seem to teleport across rooms
rawio allow the use of raw I/O [FALSE]
rest_on_space count the space bar as a rest character [FALSE]
safe_pet prevent you from (knowingly) attacking your pet(s) [TRUE]
+sanity_check perform data sanity checks [FALSE]
showexp display your accumulated experience points [FALSE]
showrace show yourself by your race rather than by role [FALSE]
silent don't use your terminal's bell sound [TRUE]
sortpack group similar kinds of objects in inventory [TRUE]
-sound enable messages about what your character hears [TRUE]
- (note: this has nothing to do with your computer's audio
- capabilities, and the game resets it periodically)
sparkle display sparkly effect for resisted magical [TRUE]
attacks (e.g. fire attack on fire-resistant monster)
standout use standout mode for --More-- on messages [FALSE]
+status_updates update the status lines [TRUE]
time display elapsed game time, in moves [FALSE]
tombstone print tombstone when you die [TRUE]
toptenwin print topten in a window rather than stdout [FALSE]
use_darkgray use bold black instead of blue for black glyphs. [TRUE]
use_inverse display detected monsters in highlighted manner [FALSE]
verbose print more commentary during the game [TRUE]
+whatis_menu show menu when getting a map location [FALSE]
+whatis_moveskip skip same glyphs when getting a map location [FALSE]
There are further boolean options controlled by compilation flags.
Boolean options if TEXTCOLOR was set at compile time:
color use different colors for objects on screen [TRUE for micros]
hilite_pet display pets in a highlighted manner [FALSE]
+hilite_pile display item piles in a highlighted manner [FALSE]
Boolean option if TIMED_DELAY was set at compile time (tty interface only):
timed_delay on unix and VMS, use a timer instead of sending [TRUE]
the start of the game. Doing so enhances performance
of the tile graphics, but uses more memory.
+Boolean option if TTY_TILES_ESCCODES was set at compile time (tty only):
+vt_tiledata insert extra data escae code markers into output [FALSE]
+
Any Boolean option can be negated by prefixing it with a '!' or 'no'.
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