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From: erkyrath@netcom.com (Andrew Plotkin)
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Matthew Amster-Burton (mamster@u.washington.edu) wrote:
> However, in the interests of helping a new player, here is the
> woefully incomplete off-the-top-of-my-head list of common
> meta-commands in IF:

> Command		Meaning
> -------		-------
> verbose		Show room descriptions every time you enter the room
> brief		Show room descriptions only the first time
> superbrief	Show room descriptions never
> x		Examine
> g		Again (repeat previous command)
> l		Look (show room description)
> z		Wait
> i		Inventory
> i wide		Comma-separated inventory (Inform only)
> i tall		List-style inventory (Inform only)
> score		Current score and rank
> save		Save your game
> restore		Restore a saved game

> What have I forgotten, folks?

undo: go back one move
restart: restore to start of game
script: begin saving transcript to a text file
unscript: stop saving transcript
about, info, help, hint: provide some kind of information about the
  game (depends on the game)

Also, note that "l", "x" and "z" aren't really meta-commands; they're 
abbreviation for normals commands. They make your character do 
something, and they take a game turn.

--Z

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