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22.4.21 *print-gensym* [Variable] ¶

Value Type:: ¶

a generalized boolean.

Initial Value:: ¶

true.

Description:: ¶

Controls whether the prefix “#:” is printed before apparently uninterned symbols. The prefix is printed before such symbols if and only if the value of *print-gensym* is true.

Examples:: ¶

 (let ((*print-gensym* nil))
   (print (gensym)))
 |>  G6040 
⇒  #:G6040

See Also:: ¶

write, prin1, print, pprint, princ [Function] , *print-escape*