Unix in a Nutshell, 4th Edition

Name

.TP

Synopsis

.TP [indent]tag text

Start a paragraph with a hanging indent, one where a tag sits out to the left side. The optional indent is how far to indent the paragraph. The tag text follows on the next line. See also the example under .PD.

Example

.TP .2i
    1.
    The first point is ...
    .TP .2i
    2.
    The second point is ...