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@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ Here is the complete list of directive forms.  ``FFI'' stands for ``foreign func
 \item \texttt{prefix PREFIX} sets the prefix included before every URI within the generated application.  The default is \texttt{/}.
 \item \texttt{profile} generates an executable that may be used with gprof.
 \item \texttt{rewrite KIND FROM TO} gives a rule for rewriting canonical module paths.  For instance, the canonical path of a page may be \texttt{Mod1.Mod2.mypage}, while you would rather the page were accessed via a URL containing only \texttt{page}.  The directive \texttt{rewrite url Mod1/Mod2/mypage page} would accomplish that.  The possible values of \texttt{KIND} determine which kinds of objects are affected.  The kind \texttt{all} matches any object, and \texttt{url} matches page URLs.  The kinds \texttt{table}, \texttt{sequence}, and \texttt{view} match those sorts of SQL entities, and \texttt{relation} matches any of those three.  \texttt{cookie} matches HTTP cookies, and \texttt{style} matches CSS class names.  If \texttt{FROM} ends in \texttt{/*}, it is interpreted as a prefix matching rule, and rewriting occurs by replacing only the appropriate prefix of a path with \texttt{TO}.  While the actual external names of relations and styles have parts separated by underscores instead of slashes, all rewrite rules must be written in terms of slashes.
+\item \texttt{safeGet URI} asks to allow the page handler assigned this canonical URI prefix to cause persistent side effects, even if accessed via an HTTP \cd{GET} request.
 \item \texttt{script URL} adds \texttt{URL} to the list of extra JavaScript files to be included at the beginning of any page that uses JavaScript.  This is most useful for importing JavaScript versions of functions found in new FFI modules.
 \item \texttt{serverOnly Module.ident} registers an FFI function or transaction that may only be run on the server.
 \item \texttt{sigfile PATH} sets a path where your application should look for a key to use in cryptographic signing.  This is used to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks for any form handler that both reads a cookie and creates side effects.  If the referenced file doesn't exist, an application will create it and read its saved data on future invocations.  You can also initialize the file manually with any contents at least 16 bytes long; the first 16 bytes will be treated as the key.