@c -*-texinfo-*-
@c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002,
-@c 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1990-1994, 1998-1999, 2001-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
@setfilename ../../info/streams
@node Read and Print, Minibuffers, Debugging, Top
The default is @code{t}, meaning use the minibuffer.
@end defvar
+@defvar read-circle
+If non-@code{nil}, this variable enables the reading of circular and
+shared structures. @xref{Circular Objects}. Its default value is
+@code{t}.
+@end defvar
+
@node Output Streams
@section Output Streams
@cindex stream (for printing)
returns @code{"The buffer is foo"}.
@end defmac
+@defun pp object &optional stream
+This function outputs @var{object} to @var{stream}, just like
+@code{prin1}, but does it in a more ``pretty'' way. That is, it'll
+indent and fill the object to make it more readable for humans.
+@end defun
+
@node Output Variables
@section Variables Affecting Output
@cindex output-controlling variables
and shared structure:
@defvar print-circle
-If non-@code{nil}, this variable enables detection of circular
-and shared structure in printing.
+If non-@code{nil}, this variable enables detection of circular and
+shared structure in printing. @xref{Circular Objects}.
@end defvar
@defvar print-gensym
in the C function @code{sprintf}. For further restrictions on what
you can use, see the variable's documentation string.
@end defvar
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-@ignore
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-@end ignore