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   1git-var(1)
   2==========
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-var - Show a git logical variable
   7
   8
   9SYNOPSIS
  10--------
  11'git var' [ -l | <variable> ]
  12
  13DESCRIPTION
  14-----------
  15Prints a git logical variable.
  16
  17OPTIONS
  18-------
  19-l::
  20        Cause the logical variables to be listed. In addition, all the
  21        variables of the git configuration file .git/config are listed
  22        as well. (However, the configuration variables listing functionality
  23        is deprecated in favor of 'git config -l'.)
  24
  25EXAMPLE
  26--------
  27        $ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
  28        Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
  29
  30
  31VARIABLES
  32----------
  33GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT::
  34    The author of a piece of code.
  35
  36GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
  37    The person who put a piece of code into git.
  38
  39Diagnostics
  40-----------
  41You don't exist. Go away!::
  42    The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
  43Your parents must have hated you!::
  44    The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
  45Your sysadmin must hate you!::
  46    The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
  47
  48SEE ALSO
  49--------
  50linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
  51linkgit:git-tag[1]
  52linkgit:git-config[1]
  53
  54Author
  55------
  56Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
  57
  58Documentation
  59--------------
  60Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  61
  62GIT
  63---
  64Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite