git-var(1) Git Manual git-var(1)
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 $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
git-commit-tree(1) git-tag(1) git-config(1)
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
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