Wizard mode

In NetHack, wizard mode is a debug-mode in which the player may try out anything they might want to test. Games played in wizard mode do not contribute in the record file but do appear in the logfile.

To get to the wizard mode, you must start the game with the command "nethack -D -u wizard". The -D stands for debug and -u name names you wizard, which must be done in order to enter the wizard mode.

Wizard mode has several commands that are not present in normal game:

You can view the list of wizard mode command at any time by pressing [?] and then [k], provided that you are in wizard mode. In any case the extended command #? shows you a list of all available extended commands.