How to remove nested parentheses in LISP

Question

How can I remove nested parentheses recursively in Common LISP Such as

  (unnest \'(a b c (d e) ((f) g))) => (a b c d e f g)
  (unnest \'(a b))                    


        

Answer 1

(defun unnest (somewhat)
  (cond
   ((null somewhat) nil)
   ((atom somewhat) (list somewhat))
   (t
    (append (unnest (car somewhat)) (unnest (cdr somewhat))))))