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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 , *print-escape*