50.2.4.1 Specifying File Variables There are two ways to specify file local variable values: in the first line, or with a local variables list. Here’s how to specify them in the first line: You can specify any number of variable/value pairs in this way, each pair with a colon and semicolon. The special variable/value pair mode: modename;, if present, specifies a major mode (without the “-mode” suf