- "Output the printed representation of OBJECT, with newlines around it.\n\
-Quoting characters are printed when needed to make output that `read'\n\
-can handle, whenever this is possible.\n\
-Output stream is PRINTCHARFUN, or value of `standard-output' (which see).")
- (object, printcharfun)
+ doc: /* Output the printed representation of OBJECT, with newlines around it.
+Quoting characters are printed when needed to make output that `read'
+can handle, whenever this is possible. For complex objects, the behavior
+is controlled by `print-level' and `print-length', which see.
+
+OBJECT is any of the Lisp data types: a number, a string, a symbol,
+a list, a buffer, a window, a frame, etc.
+
+A printed representation of an object is text which describes that object.
+
+Optional argument PRINTCHARFUN is the output stream, which can be one
+of these:
+
+ - a buffer, in which case output is inserted into that buffer at point;
+ - a marker, in which case output is inserted at marker's position;
+ - a function, in which case that function is called once for each
+ character of OBJECT's printed representation;
+ - a symbol, in which case that symbol's function definition is called; or
+ - t, in which case the output is displayed in the echo area.
+
+If PRINTCHARFUN is omitted, the value of `standard-output' (which see)
+is used instead. */)
+ (object, printcharfun)