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

    o  .PARAGRAPH 5,1,2

    o  If you enter .PARAGRAPH without one or more of the n values,
       you get the corresponding setting from the previous .PARAGRAPH
       or .SET PARAGRAPH that you entered.

    o  If you enter .PARAGRAPH without one or more of the n values
       and if you have not set values in any previous .PARAGRAPH or
       .SET PARAGRAPH that you might have entered, you get one or
       more of the following:

          n1=5
          n2=1
          n3=2

    The following table shows how to change the default values from 5
    for spaces indented, 1 for vertical spaces, and 2 for test page
    lines:

    Format           Actual Arguments

    .PARAGRAPH       5,1,2
    .PARAGRAPH ,,4   5,1,4
    .PARAGRAPH 3     3,1,2
    .PARAGRAPH ,2    5,2,2