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

    The .LIST ELEMENT command specifies the beginning of each item
    in a list. If you specify a character in a .LIST command, it
    appears, followed by two spaces, before each item. Otherwise,
    a sequence of numbers or letters, as defined in the .DISPLAY
    ELEMENTS command, appears when you enter successive .LIST ELEMENT
    commands. If you have not entered the .DISPLAY ELEMENTS command,
    you will get a sequence of decimal numbers, each followed by a
    period and two spaces. (See .LIST, .END LIST, .DISPLAY ELEMENTS,
    and .NUMBER LIST.)

    Format

      .LIST ELEMENT;  text

    Abreviated format

      .LE;  text

1 - Parameter

 text

    The text that will appear after the list element delimiter.

2 - Defaults

    o  If you have not entered the .LIST command with a specified
       character to appear in the left margin, you will get the kind
       of sequence that you specified in .DISPLAY ELEMENTS.

    o  If you have not entered the .DISPLAY ELEMENTS command, you
       will get decimal numbers, each followed by a period and two
       spaces.