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