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GIT-VAR(1)                     Git Manual                     GIT-VAR(1)

NAME

       git-var - Show a Git logical variable

SYNOPSIS

       git var (-l | <variable>)

DESCRIPTION

       Prints a Git logical variable. Exits with code 1 if the variable
       has no value.

OPTIONS

       -l
           Display the logical variables. 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.

       GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR
           Text editor used to edit the todo file while running git
           rebase -i. Like GIT_EDITOR, the value is meant to be
           interpreted by the shell when it is used. The order of
           preference is the $GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR environment variable,
           then sequence.editor configuration, and then the value of git
           var GIT_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).

       GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH
           The name of the first branch created in newly initialized
           repositories.

       GIT_SHELL_PATH
           The path of the binary providing the POSIX shell for commands
           which use the shell.

       GIT_ATTR_SYSTEM
           The path to the system gitattributes(5) file, if one is
           enabled.

       GIT_ATTR_GLOBAL
           The path to the global (per-user) gitattributes(5) file.

       GIT_CONFIG_SYSTEM
           The path to the system configuration file, if one is enabled.

       GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL
           The path to the global (per-user) configuration files, if
           any.

       Most path values contain only one value. However, some can
       contain multiple values, which are separated by newlines, and are
       listed in order from highest to lowest priority. Callers should
       be prepared for any such path value to contain multiple items.

       Note that paths are printed even if they do not exist, but not if
       they are disabled by other environment variables.

SEE ALSO

       git-commit-tree(1) git-tag(1) git-config(1)

GIT

       Part of the git(1) suite

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