The file
~/.larnopts may be used to set a few options for
larn. A sequence of words terminated by whitespace is used to specify options.
bold-objects
Select bold display of objects.
inverse-objects
Select inverse video display of objects.
no-introduction
Do not display intro message.
enable-checkpointing
Turn on periodic checkpointing.
no-beep
Disable beeping of the terminal.
male
Choose your sex to be a man.
female
Choose your sex to be a woman.
name: “your name”
Choose your playing name.
monster: “monst name”
Choose a name for a monster.
savefile: “save-file-name”
Define what the savegame filename will be.
Your name and monster names must be enclosed in double quotation marks and may be up to 34 characters long. Longer names are truncated. Anything enclosed in quotation marks is considered one word, and must be separated from other words by whitespace.