Editing Hack (video game) (section)

==Interface==
''Hack'' implements a [[graphical user interface]] using arrangements of [[ASCII]] or [[Extended ASCII]] glyphs to represent game elements. Some later [[porting|port]]s of ''Hack'', on [[AmigaOS]] for example, use [[Tile-based game|graphical tile]]s in place of these letters and symbols.

===Typical ''Hack'' session===
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|<pre>You hear some noises in the distance.
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                       -----                                    ##+....|
                       |..$+#                                     |...<|
                       +...|#                                     |....|
                       |...|###############                       ------
                       |...|#             #-----+-----
                       |..%|##            #|.........|
                  #    -----#             #|.<nowiki>[</nowiki>......%L
       -+----  ##############             #|.........|
       |....|   #                         #+@........|
       |....+####                        ##-----------
       |....|
       |....+
       ------
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Level 1    Hp  15(15)   Ac 9    Str 16      Exp  1          
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{|class="wikitable"
|+ Key:
|-
| {{samp|@}}
| the [[player character]]
|-
| {{samp|+}}
| a door
|-
| {{samp|$}}
| gold
|-
| {{samp|%}}
| food
|-
| {{samp|L}}
| monster; a leprechaun
|-
| {{samp|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}
| armor
|-
| {{samp|#}}
| corridor
|-
| {{samp|<}}
| stairway leading upwards
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