Keyboard Command Changes from NetHack

👉 GnollHack uses mostly the same keys as NetHack. This page lists the commands whose keys have changed, the new commands, and the new keys in item menus.

🧭 Basic Movement

GnollHack uses the same keys as NetHack for movement.

🔢 With Number Pad

You can use the number pad for movement.

• 1–4, 6–9: Movement to a direction
• 5 + Direction: Run to a direction

⌨️ Without Number Pad

If you lack a number pad on your keyboard, you can use the following keys for movement (by default configuration):

• West: Left Arrow (or 4)
• East: Right Arrow (or 6)
• North: Up Arrow (or 8)
• South: Down Arrow (or 2)
• Southwest: 1
• Southeast: 3
• Northwest: 7
• Northeast: 9
• Run: Shift + direction, or 5, g or Shift+g followed by a direction

📖 GnollHack Keyboard Commands List

• Keyboard Shortcuts

🔄 Command Keys Changed in GnollHack

• Chat (Shift+c)
• Name (Shift+n)
• Skills (Shift+s)
• Sit (Ctrl+s)
• Save (Alt+s)
• Take off many (Alt+t)

✨ New Commands in GnollHack

• Abilities (Shift+a)
• Break (Ctrl+b)
• Commands menu (Alt+c)
• Dig (Ctrl+g) (useful in garden rooms for finding roots)
• Character details (})
• Mix spells (Shift+x)
• Examine (Alt+x)
• View spell (Alt+z)
• Spell menu (+)
• Yell for pets (Ctrl+y / Alt+y)

⚙️ Command Behaviors Changed in GnollHack

• Apply wand (a + wand): Does not break the wand but applies the effect of the wand to an item. Use Break (Ctrl+b) to break a wand.

🎒 New Item/Inventory Menu Commands

• 7: Select/unselect all art objects
• 8: Select/unselect all miscellaneous items
• 9: Select/unselect all reagents
• ' (apostrophe): The same as $ (use this if you cannot type $ on your keyboard). Works in the text-based interfaces.
• # + number: Number of items to select. Because 7, 8 and 9 select whole item groups when typed first, press # before the number to select, for example, 8 items instead of all miscellaneous items. Works in the text-based interfaces.