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diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3647dd6c8f --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +git-var(1) +========== + +NAME +---- +git-var - Show a git logical variable + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +'git var' [ -l | <variable> ] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +Prints a git logical variable. + +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'.) + +EXAMPLE +-------- + $ 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. + +Diagnostics +----------- +You don't exist. Go away!:: + The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read +Your parents must have hated you!:: + The password(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer. +Your sysadmin must hate you!:: + The password(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer. + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] +linkgit:git-tag[1] +linkgit:git-config[1] + +Author +------ +Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> + +Documentation +-------------- +Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |