git-var
Show a Git logical variable
TLDR
Print the value of a Git logical variable
[l]ist all Git logical variables
SYNOPSIS
git var (-l | <variable>)
DESCRIPTION
Prints a Git logical variable. Exits with code 1 if the variable has no value.
OPTIONS
-l
Cause the logical variables to be listed. 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
$ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600
VARIABLES
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) 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.
GIT
Part of the git(1) suite
SEE ALSO
git-commit-tree(1) git-tag(1) git-config(1)