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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. The build
you are using chose editor as the default.
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). The build you are using chose
pager as the default.
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