#### 11.2.4 find-package [Function]

`find-package` name ⇒ package

#### Arguments and Values::

name—a string designator or a package object.

package—a package object or nil.

#### Description::

If name is a string designator, find-package locates and returns the package whose name or nickname is name. This search is case sensitive. If there is no such package, find-package returns nil.

If name is a package object, that package object is returned.

#### Examples::

     (find-package 'common-lisp) ⇒  #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP">
     (find-package "COMMON-LISP-USER") ⇒  #<PACKAGE "COMMON-LISP-USER">
     (find-package 'not-there) ⇒  NIL

#### Affected By::

The set of packages created by the implementation.

defpackage, delete-package, make-package, rename-package

#### See Also::

make-package