git-var - Show a Git logical variable
git var (-l | <variable>)
Prints a Git logical variable. Exits with code 1 if the variable
has no value.
-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.)
$ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
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.
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