.indent Command (Output Processor)

The .indent command indents the text following the command a specified number spaces from the left margin.

NOTE

All lines following the first line are output at the left margin. Only the first line is affected by the .indent command.

Syntax

.indent {-}number.spaces

Synonym(s)

.i

Parameter(s)

number.spaces

Specifies the number of spaces to indent. If not specified, the default is 1. If the command is in the middle of an attribute, the preceding text is output and the next word begins a new paragraph that is indented the specified number of spaces.

If negative, the line begins to the left of the previously set left margin.

Example(s)

.indent 10

This line indents 10 characters from the left margin.

This line will print on the left margin.

Produces this output:

          This line begins 10 characters from the left margin.

This line will print on the left margin.

See Also

.indent margin Command, .indent rmargin Command, Output Processor Commands, Output Processor Overview