[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-var.txt

git-var(1)
==========

NAME
----
git-var - Show a Git logical variable


SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git var' ( -l | <variable> )

DESCRIPTION
-----------
Prints a Git logical variable.

OPTIONS
-------
-l::
	Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
	variables of the Git configuration file .git/config are listed
	as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
	is deprecated in favor of `git config -l`.)

EXAMPLES
--------
	$ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
	Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600


VARIABLES
---------
GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT::
    The author of a piece of code.

GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
    The person who put a piece of code into Git.

GIT_EDITOR::
    Text editor for use by Git commands.  The value is meant to be
    interpreted by the shell when it is used.  Examples: `~/bin/vi`,
    `$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE`, `"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe"
    --nofork`.  The order of preference is the `$GIT_EDITOR`
    environment variable, then `core.editor` configuration, then
    `$VISUAL`, then `$EDITOR`, and then the default chosen at compile
    time, which is usually 'vi'.
ifdef::git-default-editor[]
    The build you are using chose '{git-default-editor}' as the default.
endif::git-default-editor[]

GIT_PAGER::
    Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less').  The value
    is meant to be interpreted by the shell.  The order of preference
    is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager`
    configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at
    compile time (usually 'less').
ifdef::git-default-pager[]
    The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default.
endif::git-default-pager[]

SEE ALSO
--------
linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
linkgit:git-tag[1]
linkgit:git-config[1]

GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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	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.
	17
	18	OPTIONS
	19	-------
	20	-l::
	21	Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
	22	variables of the Git configuration file .git/config are listed
	23	as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
	24	is deprecated in favor of `git config -l`.)
	25
	26	EXAMPLES
	27	--------
	28	$ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
	29	Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
	30
	31
	32	VARIABLES
	33	---------
	34	GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT::
	35	The author of a piece of code.
	36
	37	GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
	38	The person who put a piece of code into Git.
	39
	40	GIT_EDITOR::
	41	Text editor for use by Git commands. The value is meant to be
	42	interpreted by the shell when it is used. Examples: `~/bin/vi`,
	43	`$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE`, `"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe"
	44	--nofork`. The order of preference is the `$GIT_EDITOR`
	45	environment variable, then `core.editor` configuration, then
	46	`$VISUAL`, then `$EDITOR`, and then the default chosen at compile
	47	time, which is usually 'vi'.
	48	ifdef::git-default-editor[]
	49	The build you are using chose '{git-default-editor}' as the default.
	50	endif::git-default-editor[]
	51
	52	GIT_PAGER::
	53	Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value
	54	is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference
	55	is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager`
	56	configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at
	57	compile time (usually 'less').
	58	ifdef::git-default-pager[]
	59	The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default.
	60	endif::git-default-pager[]
	61
	62	SEE ALSO
	63	--------
	64	linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
	65	linkgit:git-tag[1]
	66	linkgit:git-config[1]
	67
	68	GIT
	69	---
	70	Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite