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 'git var' [ -l | <variable> ]
  12
  13 DESCRIPTION
  14 -----------
  15 Prints a git logical variable.
  16
  17 OPTIONS
  18 -------
  19 -l::
  20         Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
  21         variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed
  22         as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
  23         is deprecated in favor of `git-config -l`.)
  24
  25 EXAMPLE
  26 --------
  27         $ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
  28         Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
  29
  30
  31 VARIABLES
  32 ----------
  33 GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT::
  34     The author of a piece of code.
  35
  36 GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
  37     The person who put a piece of code into git.
  38
  39 Diagnostics
  40 -----------
  41 You don't exist. Go away!::
  42     The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
  43 Your parents must have hated you!::
  44     The password(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
  45 Your sysadmin must hate you!::
  46     The password(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
  47
  48 SEE ALSO
  49 --------
  50 linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
  51 linkgit:git-tag[1]
  52 linkgit:git-config[1]
  53
  54 Author
  55 ------
  56 Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
  57
  58 Documentation
  59 --------------
  60 Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  61
  62 GIT
  63 ---
  64 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite