Commands to ZORK are simple sentences: , , and are examples. Only the first five characters of a word are looked at. Simple line editing commands include to delete the last character, to delete the entire buffer, and to redisplay the buffer. Commands terminate with or . Long typeouts can be flushed with . Some useful commands are: Walk in that direction. Common directions are N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW, U(p), and D(own) L(ook) Describe the surroundings. I(nventory) Describe your possessions. Diagnose Describe your state of health Score Print your score & number of moves Q(uit) Leave the game Save/Restore Directory owners only - save/restore state of game Bug Report a bug Info Describe the goals of the game Doc Game documentation (complete)