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Syntax:
terpri &optional output-stream => nil
fresh-line &optional output-stream => generalized-boolean
Arguments and Values:
output-stream -- an output stream designator. The default is standard output.
generalized-boolean---a generalized boolean.
Description:
terpri outputs a newline to output-stream.
fresh-line is similar to terpri but outputs a newline only if the output-stream is not already at the start of a line. If for some reason this cannot be determined, then a newline is output anyway. fresh-line returns true if it outputs a newline; otherwise it returns false.
Examples:
 (with-output-to-string (s)
    (write-string "some text" s)
    (terpri s)
    (terpri s)
    (write-string "more text" s))
=>  "some text
more text"
 (with-output-to-string (s)
    (write-string "some text" s)
    (fresh-line s)
    (fresh-line s)
    (write-string "more text" s))
=>  "some text
more text"
 
Side Effects:
The output-stream is modified.
Affected By:
*standard-output*, *terminal-io*.
Exceptional Situations:
None.
See Also: None.
Notes:
terpri is identical in effect to
(write-char #\Newline output-stream)
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