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NAME top

   git-var - Show a Git logical variable

SYNOPSIS top

   _git var_ (-l | <variable>)

DESCRIPTION top

   Prints a Git logical variable. Exits with code 1 if the variable
   has no value.

OPTIONS top

   -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**.)

EXAMPLES top

       $ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
       Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600

VARIABLES top

   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**,
       **$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE**, "C:\Program **Files**\Vim\gvim.exe"
       **--nofork**. The order of preference is the **$GIT_EDITOR**
       environment variable, then **core.editor** configuration, 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 the **$GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR** environment variable,
       then **sequence.editor** configuration, 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 the **$GIT_PAGER** environment variable, then **core.pager**
       configuration, then **$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)](../man5/gitattributes.5.html) file, if one is
       enabled.

   GIT_ATTR_GLOBAL
       The path to the global (per-user) [gitattributes(5)](../man5/gitattributes.5.html) 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.

SEE ALSO top

   [git-commit-tree(1)](../man1/git-commit-tree.1.html) [git-tag(1)](../man1/git-tag.1.html) [git-config(1)](../man1/git-config.1.html)

GIT top

   Part of the [git(1)](../man1/git.1.html) suite

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