Variable: standard-output

standard-output is a variable defined in print.c.

Value

t

Documentation

Output stream print uses by default for outputting a character.

This may be any function of one argument. It may also be a buffer (output is inserted before point) or a marker (output is inserted and the marker is advanced) or the symbol t (output appears in the echo area).

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 1.1.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/print.c
  DEFVAR_LISP ("standard-output", Vstandard_output,
	       doc: /* Output stream `print' uses by default for outputting a character.
This may be any function of one argument.
It may also be a buffer (output is inserted before point)
or a marker (output is inserted and the marker is advanced)
or the symbol t (output appears in the echo area).  */);