# HG changeset patch
# User Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
# Date 1188962378 0
# Node ID 6d84345ebed10c0dde24615dc1f7d9f6d6fe2e73
# Parent  c4fe185f8fb095a082bd38212a8fd61727467c05
(Safe File Variables): Clarify `!' and risky variables.

diff -r c4fe185f8fb0 -r 6d84345ebed1 man/custom.texi
--- a/man/custom.texi	Wed Sep 05 03:19:28 2007 +0000
+++ b/man/custom.texi	Wed Sep 05 03:19:38 2007 +0000
@@ -1226,10 +1226,14 @@
 @cindex risky variable
   Some variables, such as @code{load-path}, are considered
 particularly @dfn{risky}: there is seldom any reason to specify them
-as local variables, and changing them can be dangerous.  Even if you
-enter @kbd{!} at the confirmation prompt, Emacs will not record any
-values as safe for these variables.  If you really want to record safe
-values for these variables, do it directly by customizing
+as local variables, and changing them can be dangerous.  If a file
+contains only risky local variables, Emacs neither offers nor accepts
+@kbd{!} as input at the confirmation prompt.  If some of the local
+variables in a file are risky, and some are only potentially unsafe,
+@kbd{!} is an option at the prompt.  If you enter @kbd{!} in this case,
+all the local variables are applied, but only the non-risky ones are
+marked as safe for the future.  If you really want to
+record safe values for risky variables, do it directly by customizing
 @samp{safe-local-variable-values} (@pxref{Easy Customization}).
 
 @vindex enable-local-variables