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#### 14.2.14 copy-list [Function]

`copy-list` list ⇒ copy

#### Arguments and Values::

list—a proper list or a dotted list.

copy—a list.

#### Description::

Returns a copy of list. If list is a dotted list, the resulting list will also be a dotted list.

Only the list structure of list is copied; the elements of the resulting list are the same as the corresponding elements of the given list.

#### Examples::

     (setq lst (list 1 (list 2 3))) ⇒  (1 (2 3))
     (setq slst lst) ⇒  (1 (2 3))
     (setq clst (copy-list lst)) ⇒  (1 (2 3))
     (eq slst lst) ⇒  true
     (eq clst lst) ⇒  false
     (equal clst lst) ⇒  true
     (rplaca lst "one") ⇒  ("one" (2 3))
     slst ⇒  ("one" (2 3))
     clst ⇒  (1 (2 3))
     (setf (caadr lst) "two") ⇒  "two"
     lst ⇒  ("one" ("two" 3))
     slst ⇒  ("one" ("two" 3))
     clst ⇒  (1 ("two" 3))

#### Exceptional Situations::

The consequences are undefined if list is a circular list.

#### See Also::

copy-alist , copy-seq , copy-tree

#### Notes::

The copy created is equal to list, but not eq.