The variable @code{enable-local-variables} allows you to change the
way Emacs processes local variables. Its default value is @code{t},
which specifies the behavior described above. If it is @code{nil},
-Emacs simply ignores all file local variables. Any other value says
-to query you about each file that has local variables, without trying
-to determine whether the values are known to be safe.
+Emacs simply ignores all file local variables. @code{:safe} means use
+only the safe values and ignore the rest. Any other value says to
+query you about each file that has local variables, without trying to
+determine whether the values are known to be safe.
@vindex enable-local-eval
The variable @code{enable-local-eval} controls whether Emacs