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.
  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