#### 21.2.19 terpri, fresh-line [Function] ¶

`terpri` &optional output-stream ⇒ nil

`fresh-line` &optional output-stream ⇒ generalized-boolean

#### Arguments and Values:: ¶

output-stream – an output stream designator. The default is standard output.

generalized-boolean—a generalized boolean.

#### Description:: ¶

terpri outputs a newline to output-stream.

fresh-line is similar to terpri but outputs a newline only if the output-stream is not already at the start of a line. If for some reason this cannot be determined, then a newline is output anyway. fresh-line returns true if it outputs a newline; otherwise it returns false.

#### Examples:: ¶

     (with-output-to-string (s)
        (write-string "some text" s)
        (terpri s)
        (terpri s)
        (write-string "more text" s))
    ⇒  "some text

    more text"
     (with-output-to-string (s)
        (write-string "some text" s)
        (fresh-line s)
        (fresh-line s)
        (write-string "more text" s))
    ⇒  "some text
    more text"

#### Side Effects:: ¶

The output-stream is modified.

#### Affected By:: ¶

*standard-output*, *terminal-io*.

#### Exceptional Situations:: ¶

None.

[Reviewer Note by Barmar: What if stream is closed?]

#### Notes:: ¶

terpri is identical in effect to

     (write-char #\Newline output-stream)