---
name: "angband"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "angband"
version: "1:4.2.5+dfsg1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/angband"
---

# angband(6)

is a graphical dungeon adventure game in the vein of rogue

## NAME

angband - is a graphical dungeon adventure game in the vein of rogue

## SYNOPSIS

**angband** *\[options\]* *\[-- suboptions\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page explains the Debian package **angband .** **Angband** is a single-player,  *graphical* dungeon adventure game using textual characters to represent the walls and floors of a dungeon and the inhabitants therein, in the vein of  *rogue,* *hack,* *nethack,* and  *moria.* **Angband** 4.2.5 is an official stable release incorporating all the changes and improvements added since the last official stable release ( **Angband** 4.2.4).

This version of **Angband** has been compiled with  *ncurses* and the  *X Windowing system and SDL2* front-ends, and hence can be played on a virtual console as well as under  *X.* In the latter cases, the game can use multiple windows.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Print out a usage message.

- **-n**

  Start a new character

- **-w**

  Request wizard mode (no high score entry)

- **-g**

  Request graphics mode

- **-r**

  Rebalance monsters

- **-s\<num\>**

  Show \<num\> high scores

- **-u\<who\>**

  Use your \<who\> savefile

- **-m\<sys\>**

  Use \<sys\> core code (e.g. gcu for console mode, x11 or sdl for graphics)

- **-d\<lib\>=\<path\>**

  Define a 'lib' dir sub-path. Valid values of lib are help info user save data scores xtra edit file

## GETTING STARTED

To start with, you can just say angband -uTest, and that creates a save file with the file name  *~/.angband/Angband/save/\<UID\>.Test.* The best place to get help is the program itself; help is reached by the command **?** and presents a menu of choices.

Program options can be set  using the = command. To see what the various options mean, access the List of Options help menu with the ? command.

## SEE ALSO

[**nethack**(6)](/nethack/6.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written Manoj Srivastava \<srivasta@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.