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