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

    o  If you omit n from either .LIST or .END LIST, you get the
       .SKIP value associated with .PARAGRAPH or .SET PARAGRAPH or 1
       (if you have not specified such a value).

    o  If you omit "x," you get a sequence of decimal numbers
       beginning with 1, or you get another kind of sequence if you
       enter the .DISPLAY ELEMENTS command after the .LIST.