for creating new objects is set to the given value;
if it does not exist, a new attribute is created with the
given default, and the default is applied to all pre-existing
-objects of the given kind. \fBagattrsym\fP is a helper function
+objects of the given kind. If \fBg\fP is NIL, the default is
+set for all graphs created subsequently.
+\fBagattrsym\fP is a helper function
that looks up an attribute for a graph object given as an argument.
\fBagnxtattr\P permits traversing the list of attributes of
a given type. If \fBNIL\fP is passed as an argument it gets