The variable
*print-string*
controls whether the printer uses an abbreviated form for strings when
*print-escape*
is true.
If the value of
*print-string*
is
t
then strings are printed in full as specified by ANSI Common Lisp.
If the value of
*print-string*
is
nil
, then strings are printed as unreadable objects with no specific information about the string.
If the value of
*print-string*
is an integer, then strings longer than
*print-string*
are printed as unreadable objects that include the type, length and first
*print-string*
characters.
LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 21 Dec 2011