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   1git-var(1)
   2==========
   3
   4NAME
   5----
   6git-var - Print the git users identity
   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.
  23
  24EXAMPLE
  25--------
  26        $ git-var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
  27        Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
  28
  29
  30VARIABLES
  31----------
  32GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT::
  33    The author of a piece of code.
  34
  35GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
  36    The person who put a piece of code into git.
  37
  38Diagnostics
  39-----------
  40You don't exist. Go away!::
  41    The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
  42Your parents must have hated you!::
  43    The password(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
  44Your sysadmin must hate you!::
  45    The password(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
  46
  47See Also
  48--------
  49gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]
  50gitlink:git-tag[1]
  51gitlink:git-repo-config[1]
  52
  53Author
  54------
  55Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
  56
  57Documentation
  58--------------
  59Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
  60
  61GIT
  62---
  63Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
  64