Command bindings for version 3.6.1 of the vanilla NetHack game.
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| normal gameplay: numeric row meta | +` | +1 | +2 two | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +0 | +- | += |  | 
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| normal gameplay: numeric row shift | ~ | ! shell escape | @ toggle pick | # more comm | $ count gold | % | ^↕ show trap | &· tell com | * show equip | ( show tools | ) show weapon | _ travel to | + list spells |  | 
| normal gameplay: numeric row | ` types ident | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | = show rings |  | 
| drop item type: numeric row meta | +` | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +0 | +- | += | 
| drop item type: numeric row shift | ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | %· drop more | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | _ | + | 
| drop item type: numeric row | ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | = | 
| inventory type: numeric row meta | +` | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +0 | +- | += | 
| inventory type: numeric row shift | ~ | ! | @ | # | $ count money | % | ^ | & | * list gems | ( | ) | _ | + | 
| inventory type: numeric row | ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | = | 
| normal gameplay: top row meta | +q exit game | +w wipe face | +e weapon skills | +r′ rub object | +t turn undead | +y | +u untrap | +i′ invoke object | +o′ offer sacrifice | +p· pray | +[ | +] | |
| normal gameplay: top row ctrl | ^q | ^w | ^e | ^r redraw | ^t teleport | ^y run left up | ^u run right up | ⇥ | ^o overview levels | ^p repeat message | ⎋ | ^] | |
| normal gameplay: top row shift | Q′ quiver ammo | W′ wear armor | E′ en | R′ put off | T′ remove armor | Y go left up | U go right up | I· invent | O options | P′ put on | { | } |  | |
| normal gameplay: top row | q′ drink | w′ wield weap | e′ eat food | r′ read scroll | t↕ throw | y step left up | u step right up | i invent | o↕ open door | p pay bill | [ show armor | ] |  | |
| drop item type: top row meta | +q | +w | +e | +r | +t | +y | +u | +i | +o | +p | +[ | +] | |
| drop item type: top row ctrl | ^q | ^w | ^e | ^r | ^t | ^y | ^u | ⇥ | ^o | ^p | ⎋ | ^] | |
| drop item type: top row shift | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U drop uncursed | I | O | P | { | } | |
| drop item type: top row | q | w | e | r | t | y | u drop unpaid | i invent | o | p | [ | ] |  | |
| inventory type: top row meta | +q | +w | +e | +r | +t | +y | +u | +i | +o | +p | +[ | +] | |
| inventory type: top row ctrl | ^q | ^w | ^e | ^r | ^t | ^y | ^u | ⇥ | ^o | ^p | ⎋ | ^] | |
| inventory type: top row shift | Q | W | E | R | T | Y | U list uncurs | I | O | P | { | } |  | |
| inventory type: top row | q | w | e | r | t | y | u list unpaid | i | o | p | [ | ] | |
| normal gameplay: home row meta | +a adjust inv | +s sit down | +d′ dip | +f force lock | +g | +h | +j jump | +k | +l loot | +; | +' | +\ |  | |
| normal gameplay: home row ctrl | ^a redo comm | ^s | ^d↕ kick | ^f | ^g | ⌫ run left | ^j run down | ^k run up | ^l run right |  |  | ^\ |  | |
| normal gameplay: home row shift | A remove all armor | S save game | D· drop items | F↕ fight monster | G↕ g any | H go left | J go down | K go up | L go right | : look here | " show amulet | | |  | |
| normal gameplay: home row | a′ apply tool | s search secrets | d′ drop item | f↕ fire quiver | g↕ run until interest | h step left | j step down | k step up | l step right | ; look else | ' | \ discover |  | |
| drop item type: home row meta | +a | +s | +d | +f | +g | +h | +j | +k | +l | +; | +' | +\ | |
| drop item type: home row ctrl | ^a | ^s | ^d | ^f | ^g | ⌫ | ^j | ^k | ^l | ^\ | |||
| drop item type: home row shift | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | : | " | | | |
| drop item type: home row | a drop all | s | d | f | g | h | j | k | l | ; | ' | \ | |
| inventory type: home row meta | +a | +s | +d | +f | +g | +h | +j | +k | +l | +; | +' | +\ | |
| inventory type: home row ctrl | ^a | ^s | ^d | ^f | ^g | ⌫ | ^j | ^k | ^l | ^\ | |||
| inventory type: home row shift | A | S | D | F | G | H | J | K | L | : | " | | | |
| inventory type: home row | a | s | d | f | g | h | j | k | l | ; | ' | \ | |
| normal gameplay: bottom row meta | +z | +x | +c· chat | +v compile details | +b | +n· name item | +m mons | +, | +. | +/ |  | |||
| normal gameplay: bottom row ctrl | ^z suspend game | ^x show stats | ^c panic quit | ^v | ^b run left down | ^n run right down | ↵ | ⌦ | |||||
| normal gameplay: bottom row shift | Z′ cast spell | X explore mode | C· call monster | V verbose version | B go left down | N go right down | M↕ go far | < climb up ladder | > desc | ? help menu |  | |||
| normal gameplay: bottom row | z↕ zap wand | x swap weapons | c↕ close door | v version | b step left down | n step right down | m↕ m | , pick up | . rest (noop) | /· explain symbol |  | |||
| drop item type: bottom row meta | +z | +x | +c | +v | +b | +n | +m | +, | +. | +/ | |||
| drop item type: bottom row ctrl | ^z | ^x | ^c | ^v | ^b | ^n | ↵ | ⌦ | |||||
| drop item type: bottom row shift | Z | X drop unknown | C drop cursed | V | B drop blessed | N | M | < | > | ? | |||
| drop item type: bottom row | z | x | c | v | b | n | m′ drop any | , | . | / | |||
| inventory type: bottom row meta | +z | +x | +c | +v | +b | +n | +m | +, | +. | +/ | |||
| inventory type: bottom row ctrl | ^z | ^x | ^c | ^v | ^b | ^n | ↵ | ⌦ | |||||
| inventory type: bottom row shift | Z | X list un | C list cursed | V | B list blessed | N | M | < | > | ? |  | |||
| inventory type: bottom row | z | x list billed | c | v | b | n | m | , | . | / |