.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.