inspect (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 25.2.18 inspect [Function]

`inspect` object ⇒ implementation-dependent

#### Arguments and Values::

object—an object.

#### Description::

inspect is an interactive version of describe. The nature of the interaction is implementation-dependent, but the purpose of inspect is to make it easy to wander through a data structure, examining and modifying parts of it.

#### Side Effects::

implementation-dependent.

#### Affected By::

implementation-dependent.

#### Exceptional Situations::

implementation-dependent.

#### See Also::

describe

#### Notes::

Implementations are encouraged to respond to the typing of `?` or a “help key” by providing help, including a list of commands.