VMS Help DSR, DSR Commands, .BLANK  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    The .BLANK command inserts exactly the number of blank lines that
    you specify. It is different from .SKIP, which inserts a multiple
    of the number of blank lines specified in the .SPACING command
    (see .SKIP and .SPACING). The .BLANK command does not work after
    a .PAGE command.

    Format

      .BLANK  [[-]n]

    Abreviated format

      .B  [[-]n]

1 - Parameters

 n

    The number of blank lines you want to insert.

 -n

    Specifies that the next line will begin exactly n lines from the
    bottom of the current page.

2 - Default

    If you enter .BLANK without a value, you get .BLANK 1.