.LB

.LB n m pad type [mark ] [LI-space ] [LB-space ]

List beginning. Allows complete control over list format. Begin each list item in the list with .LI ; end the list with .LE :

n

Text indent.

m

Mark indent.

pad

Padding associated with mark.

type

If 0, use the specified mark . If nonzero, and mark is 1 , A , a , I , or i , the list is automatically numbered or alphabetically sequenced. In this case, type controls how mark is displayed. For example, if mark is currently 1 , type has the following results.

Type	Result
1	1.
2	1)
3	(1)
4	[1]
5	<1>
6	{1}

mark

Symbol or text to label each list entry. mark can be null (creates hanging indent); a text string; or 1 , A , a , I , or i to create an automatically numbered or lettered list. See .AL .

LI-space

Number of blank lines to output between each following .LI macro. Default is 1.

LB-space

Number of blank lines to output by .LB macro itself. Default is 0.