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#### 11.2.5 find-all-symbols [Function]

`find-all-symbols` string ⇒ symbols

#### Arguments and Values::

string—a string designator.

symbols—a list of symbols.

#### Description::

find-all-symbols searches every registered package for symbols that have a name that is the same (under string=) as string. A list of all such symbols is returned. Whether or how the list is ordered is implementation-dependent.

#### Examples::

     (find-all-symbols 'car)
    ⇒  (CAR)
    OR⇒ (CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
    OR⇒ (VEHICLES:CAR CAR)
     (intern "CAR" (make-package 'temp :use nil)) ⇒  TEMP::CAR, NIL
     (find-all-symbols 'car)
    ⇒  (TEMP::CAR CAR)
    OR⇒ (CAR TEMP::CAR)
    OR⇒ (TEMP::CAR CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
    OR⇒ (CAR TEMP::CAR VEHICLES:CAR)

#### See Also::

find-symbol