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GIT-VAR
Section: Git Manual (1) Updated: 202-0-01 Index
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NAME
gi-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
FilesVimgvim.exe"
--nofork. The order of preference is
$GIT_EDITOR, then
core.editor
configuration value, 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
$GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR, then
sequence.editor
configuration value, 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
$GIT_PAGER, then the value of
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
gi-commi-tree(1) gi-tag(1) gi-config(1)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- EXAMPLES
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- VARIABLES
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