6 git-var - Show a Git logical variable
12 'git var' (-l | <variable>)
16 Prints a Git logical variable. Exits with code 1 if the variable has
22 Display the logical variables. In addition, all the
23 variables of the Git configuration file .git/config are listed
24 as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
25 is deprecated in favor of `git config -l`.)
29 $ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
30 Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
36 The author of a piece of code.
39 The person who put a piece of code into Git.
42 Text editor for use by Git commands. The value is meant to be
43 interpreted by the shell when it is used. Examples: `~/bin/vi`,
44 `$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE`, `"C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe"
45 --nofork`. The order of preference is the `$GIT_EDITOR`
46 environment variable, then `core.editor` configuration, then
47 `$VISUAL`, then `$EDITOR`, and then the default chosen at compile
48 time, which is usually 'vi'.
49 ifdef::git-default-editor[]
50 The build you are using chose '{git-default-editor}' as the default.
51 endif::git-default-editor[]
54 Text editor used to edit the 'todo' file while running `git rebase
55 -i`. Like `GIT_EDITOR`, the value is meant to be interpreted by
56 the shell when it is used. The order of preference is the
57 `$GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR` environment variable, then
58 `sequence.editor` configuration, and then the value of `git var
62 Text viewer for use by Git commands (e.g., 'less'). The value
63 is meant to be interpreted by the shell. The order of preference
64 is the `$GIT_PAGER` environment variable, then `core.pager`
65 configuration, then `$PAGER`, and then the default chosen at
66 compile time (usually 'less').
67 ifdef::git-default-pager[]
68 The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default.
69 endif::git-default-pager[]
72 The name of the first branch created in newly initialized repositories.
75 The path of the binary providing the POSIX shell for commands which use the shell.
78 The path to the system linkgit:gitattributes[5] file, if one is enabled.
81 The path to the global (per-user) linkgit:gitattributes[5] file.
84 The path to the system configuration file, if one is enabled.
87 The path to the global (per-user) configuration files, if any.
89 Most path values contain only one value. However, some can contain multiple
90 values, which are separated by newlines, and are listed in order from highest to
91 lowest priority. Callers should be prepared for any such path value to contain
94 Note that paths are printed even if they do not exist, but not if they are
95 disabled by other environment variables.
99 linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
101 linkgit:git-config[1]
105 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite