Documentation/git-var.txt

   1 git-var(1)
   2 ==========
   3
   4 NAME
   5 ----
   6 git-var - Show a Git logical variable
   7
   8
   9 SYNOPSIS
  10 --------
  11 [verse]
  12 'git var' (-l | <variable>)
  13
  14 DESCRIPTION
  15 -----------
  16 Prints a Git logical variable. Exits with code 1 if the variable has
  17 no value.
  18
  19 OPTIONS
  20 -------
  21 -l::
  22         Display the logical variables. In addition, all the
  23         variables of the Git configuration file .git/config are listed
  24         as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
  25         is deprecated in favor of `git config -l`.)
  26
  27 EXAMPLES
  28 --------
  29         $ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
  30         Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
  31
  32
  33 VARIABLES
  34 ---------
  35 GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT::
  36     The author of a piece of code.
  37
  38 GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
  39     The person who put a piece of code into Git.
  40
  41 GIT_EDITOR::
  42     Text editor for use by Git commands.  The value is meant to be
  43     interpreted by the shell when it is used.  Examples: `~/bin/vi`,
  44     `$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE`, `"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe"
  45     --nofork`.  The order of preference is the `$GIT_EDITOR`
  46     environment variable, then `core.editor` configuration, then
  47     `$VISUAL`, then `$EDITOR`, and then the default chosen at compile
  48     time, which is usually 'vi'.
  49 ifdef::git-default-editor[]
  50     The build you are using chose '{git-default-editor}' as the default.
  51 endif::git-default-editor[]
  52
  53 GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR::
  54     Text editor used to edit the 'todo' file while running `git rebase
  55     -i`. Like `GIT_EDITOR`, the value is meant to be interpreted by
  56     the shell when it is used. The order of preference is the
  57     `$GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR` environment variable, then
  58     `sequence.editor` configuration, and then the value of `git var
  59     GIT_EDITOR`.
  60
  61 GIT_PAGER::
  62     Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less').  The value
  63     is meant to be interpreted by the shell.  The order of preference
  64     is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager`
  65     configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at
  66     compile time (usually 'less').
  67 ifdef::git-default-pager[]
  68     The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default.
  69 endif::git-default-pager[]
  70
  71 GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH::
  72     The name of the first branch created in newly initialized repositories.
  73
  74 GIT_SHELL_PATH::
  75     The path of the binary providing the POSIX shell for commands which use the shell.
  76
  77 GIT_ATTR_SYSTEM::
  78     The path to the system linkgit:gitattributes[5] file, if one is enabled.
  79
  80 GIT_ATTR_GLOBAL::
  81     The path to the global (per-user) linkgit:gitattributes[5] file.
  82
  83 GIT_CONFIG_SYSTEM::
  84     The path to the system configuration file, if one is enabled.
  85
  86 GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL::
  87     The path to the global (per-user) configuration files, if any.
  88
  89 Most path values contain only one value. However, some can contain multiple
  90 values, which are separated by newlines, and are listed in order from highest to
  91 lowest priority.  Callers should be prepared for any such path value to contain
  92 multiple items.
  93
  94 Note that paths are printed even if they do not exist, but not if they are
  95 disabled by other environment variables.
  96
  97 SEE ALSO
  98 --------
  99 linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
 100 linkgit:git-tag[1]
 101 linkgit:git-config[1]
 102
 103 GIT
 104 ---
 105 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite