
(SYMBOL-NAME (QUOTE XYZ))
"XYZ"

(PROGN (GENSYM 77) T) T

(PRIN1-TO-STRING (GENSYM "FOO-"))
"#:FOO-78"

(PRIN1-TO-STRING (GENSYM 32))
"#:FOO-32"

(PRIN1-TO-STRING (GENSYM))
"#:FOO-33"

(PRIN1-TO-STRING (GENSYM "garbage-"))
#+XCL "#:|garbage|-34"
#+(or CLISP AKCL) "#:|garbage-34|"
#-(or XCL CLISP AKCL) UNKNOWN

