#### 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*