write

(write object &key stream escape readably pretty circle right-margin miser-width lines pprint-dispatch)

Writes object to stream (default standard output) and returns object. Each keyword binds the matching printer control variable around that one print, exactly as Common Lisp defines them. :escape (default: the value of *print-escape*, which is t) selects the readable prin1 form; :escape nil selects the princ form. The rest are accepted and bind their variable, but the printer's layout never changes -- see pprint for why. Note that write-to-string takes no keywords here: use (with-output-to-string (s) (write x :stream s ...)) when you need them.