(Safe File Variables): Clarify `!' and risky variables.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/man/ChangeLog b/man/ChangeLog
index 8e58d905937..3cc76452fb3 100644
--- a/man/ChangeLog
+++ b/man/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-09-05  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
+
+        * custom.texi (Safe File Variables): Clarify `!' and risky variables.
+
 2007-09-01  Jay Belanger  <jay.p.belanger@gmail.com>
 
         * calc.texi (Date Conversions): Clarify definition of
diff --git a/man/custom.texi b/man/custom.texi
index 3ab3ff0f636..d496ab84b19 100644
--- a/man/custom.texi
+++ b/man/custom.texi
@@ -1226,10 +1226,13 @@ safe.
 @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, you
+can enter @kbd{!} at the prompt.  It applies all the variables, but only
+marks the non-risky ones 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