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Although the following examples are possible to execute only in implementations which permit :unspecific in the indicated position andwhich permit four-letter type components, they serve to illustrate the basic concept of pathname merging.
 (pathname-type 
   (merge-pathnames (make-pathname :type "LISP")
                    (make-pathname :type "TEXT")))
=>  "LISP"
 (pathname-type 
   (merge-pathnames (make-pathname :type nil)
                    (make-pathname :type "LISP")))
=>  "LISP"
 (pathname-type 
   (merge-pathnames (make-pathname :type :unspecific)
                    (make-pathname :type "LISP")))
=>  :UNSPECIFIC
 
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