|  | git-var(1) | 
|  | ========== | 
|  |  | 
|  | NAME | 
|  | ---- | 
|  | git-var - Show a git logical variable | 
|  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | SYNOPSIS | 
|  | -------- | 
|  | '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'.) | 
|  |  | 
|  | EXAMPLE | 
|  | -------- | 
|  | $ 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. | 
|  |  | 
|  | Diagnostics | 
|  | ----------- | 
|  | You don't exist. Go away!:: | 
|  | The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read | 
|  | Your parents must have hated you!:: | 
|  | The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer. | 
|  | Your sysadmin must hate you!:: | 
|  | The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer. | 
|  |  | 
|  | SEE ALSO | 
|  | -------- | 
|  | linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] | 
|  | linkgit:git-tag[1] | 
|  | linkgit:git-config[1] | 
|  |  | 
|  | Author | 
|  | ------ | 
|  | Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> | 
|  |  | 
|  | Documentation | 
|  | -------------- | 
|  | Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. | 
|  |  | 
|  | GIT | 
|  | --- | 
|  | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |