Syntax:

find-all-symbols string => symbols

Arguments and Values:

string---a string designator.

symbols---a list of symbols.

Description:

find-all-symbols searches every registered package for symbols that have a name that is the same (under string=) as string. A list of all such symbols is returned. Whether or how the list is ordered is implementation-dependent.

Examples:

 (find-all-symbols 'car)
=>  (CAR)
OR=>  (CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
OR=>  (VEHICLES:CAR CAR)
 (intern "CAR" (make-package 'temp :use nil)) =>  TEMP::CAR, NIL
 (find-all-symbols 'car)
=>  (TEMP::CAR CAR)
OR=>  (CAR TEMP::CAR)
OR=>  (TEMP::CAR CAR VEHICLES:CAR)
OR=>  (CAR TEMP::CAR VEHICLES:CAR)

Side Effects: None.

Affected By: None.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

find-symbol

Notes: None.

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