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@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ This function creates a new item in @var{collection} with label
@var{item} and password @var{password}. The label @var{item} does not
have to be unique in @var{collection}. @var{attributes} are key-value
pairs set for the created item. The keys are keyword symbols,
-starting with a colon. Example:
+starting with a colon; values are strings. Example:
@example
;;; The collection is "session", the label is "my item"
@@ -466,6 +466,10 @@ then fall back to @file{~/.authinfo.gpg}.
"~/.authinfo.gpg"))
@end example
+Attribute values in the auth-source spec, which are not strings (like
+port numbers), are stringified prior calling the @file{secrets.el}
+functions.
+
@node The Unix password store
@chapter The Unix password store