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=item textStarts a list. Lists should always be inside an over/back block.
Many translators use the value of text
on the first =item to determine the type of list:
=item *Bulleted list. An asterisk (*) is commonly used for the bullet,
but can be replaced with any other single character.
Followed by a blank line and then the text of the bulleted item:
=item * This is the text of the bullet.
=item nNumbered list. Replace n with 1 on the first item, 2
on the second, and so on - pod does not automatically generate the numbers.
=item textDefinition list. Formats text as the term and the following paragraph as the body of the list item. For example:
The exact appearance of the output depends on what translator you use, but it will look pretty much like this:=item <HTML> Indicates the beginning of an HTML file
<HTML>
Indicates the beginning of an HTML file |  | |
| Reference: =head2 |  | Reference: =over |
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