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 <title>git-var(1)</title>
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 <body>
 <div id="header">
 <h1>
 git-var(1) Manual Page
 </h1>
 <h2>NAME</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <p>git-var -
  Show a git logical variable
 </p>
 </div>
 </div>
 <h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p><em>git var</em> [ -l | &lt;variable&gt; ]</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Prints a git logical variable.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="vlist"><dl>
 <dt>
 -l
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  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 <tt>git config -l</tt>.)
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_example">EXAMPLE</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="literalblock">
 <div class="content">
 <pre><tt>$ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
 Eric W. Biederman &lt;ebiederm@lnxi.com&gt; 1121223278 -0600</tt></pre>
 </div></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_variables">VARIABLES</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="vlist"><dl>
 <dt>
 GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  The author of a piece of code.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  The person who put a piece of code into git.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 GIT_EDITOR
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Text editor for use by git commands. The value is meant to be
  interpreted by the shell when it is used. Examples: <tt>~/bin/vi</tt>,
  <tt>$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE</tt>, <tt>"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe"
  --nofork</tt>. The order of preference is the <tt>$GIT_EDITOR</tt>
  environment variable, then <tt>core.editor</tt> configuration, then
  <tt>$VISUAL</tt>, then <tt>$EDITOR</tt>, and then finally <em>vi</em>.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 GIT_PAGER
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  Text viewer for use by git commands (e.g., <em>less</em>). The value
  is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference
  is the <tt>$GIT_PAGER</tt> environment variable, then <tt>core.pager</tt>
  configuration, then <tt>$PAGER</tt>, and then finally <em>less</em>.
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_diagnostics">Diagnostics</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="vlist"><dl>
 <dt>
 You don't exist. Go away!
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 Your parents must have hated you!
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
 </p>
 </dd>
 <dt>
 Your sysadmin must hate you!
 </dt>
 <dd>
 <p>
  The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
 </p>
 </dd>
 </dl></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p><a href="git-commit-tree.html">git-commit-tree(1)</a>
 <a href="git-tag.html">git-tag(1)</a>
 <a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a></p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_author">Author</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Written by Eric Biederman &lt;ebiederm@xmission.com&gt;</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_documentation">Documentation</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list &lt;git@vger.kernel.org&gt;.</p></div>
 </div>
 <h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
 <div class="sectionbody">
 <div class="para"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
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	<title>git-var(1)</title>
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	<h1>
	git-var(1) Manual Page
	</h1>
	<h2>NAME</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<p>git-var -
	Show a git logical variable
	</p>
	</div>
	</div>
	<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p><em>git var</em> [ -l \| <variable> ]</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Prints a git logical variable.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_options">OPTIONS</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="vlist"><dl>
	<dt>
	-l
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	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 <tt>git config -l</tt>.)
	</p>
	</dd>
	</dl></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_example">EXAMPLE</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="literalblock">
	<div class="content">
	<pre><tt>$ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
	Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600</tt></pre>
	</div></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_variables">VARIABLES</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="vlist"><dl>
	<dt>
	GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	The author of a piece of code.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	The person who put a piece of code into git.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	GIT_EDITOR
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Text editor for use by git commands. The value is meant to be
	interpreted by the shell when it is used. Examples: <tt>~/bin/vi</tt>,
	<tt>$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE</tt>, <tt>"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe"
	--nofork</tt>. The order of preference is the <tt>$GIT_EDITOR</tt>
	environment variable, then <tt>core.editor</tt> configuration, then
	<tt>$VISUAL</tt>, then <tt>$EDITOR</tt>, and then finally <em>vi</em>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	GIT_PAGER
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	Text viewer for use by git commands (e.g., <em>less</em>). The value
	is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference
	is the <tt>$GIT_PAGER</tt> environment variable, then <tt>core.pager</tt>
	configuration, then <tt>$PAGER</tt>, and then finally <em>less</em>.
	</p>
	</dd>
	</dl></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_diagnostics">Diagnostics</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="vlist"><dl>
	<dt>
	You don't exist. Go away!
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	Your parents must have hated you!
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
	</p>
	</dd>
	<dt>
	Your sysadmin must hate you!
	</dt>
	<dd>
	<p>
	The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
	</p>
	</dd>
	</dl></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p><a href="git-commit-tree.html">git-commit-tree(1)</a>
	<a href="git-tag.html">git-tag(1)</a>
	<a href="git-config.html">git-config(1)</a></p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_author">Author</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com></p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_documentation">Documentation</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.</p></div>
	</div>
	<h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
	<div class="sectionbody">
	<div class="para"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
	</div>
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