Re: How can I sort symbols in alphabetical order?

On 29 Nov 2005 06:44:19 -0800, "Kubilay" <kubilayisik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Good Lord! Was it so simple? How did you know the "sort" function?
> Did you already somehow learned it or did you looked at a reference?

Oh, you don't know /the/ reference? Here it is:

<http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Front/index.htm>

Note (we just had this) that this is not a tutorial or something like
that - don't expect to be able to learn CL from this alone - see

<http://www.lispworks.com/documentation/HyperSpec/Body/01_aa.htm>

> What should I do in such situations? Should I think in plain English
> and after that use "apropos"?

That's a good first step.

Cheers,
Edi.

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