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diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt index 45b100694a..44ff9541df 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-var.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt @@ -1,60 +1,70 @@ git-var(1) ========== -v0.1, July 2005 NAME ---- -git-var - Print the git users identity +git-var - Show a Git logical variable SYNOPSIS -------- -git-var [ -l | <variable> ] +[verse] +'git var' ( -l | <variable> ) DESCRIPTION ----------- -Prints a git logical variable. +Prints a Git logical variable. --l causes the logical variables to be listed. +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 + $ git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT + Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi.com> 1121223278 -0600 VARIABLES ---------- -GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT +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 +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'. +ifdef::git-default-editor[] + The build you are using chose '{git-default-editor}' as the default. +endif::git-default-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'). +ifdef::git-default-pager[] + The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default. +endif::git-default-pager[] + +SEE ALSO -------- -link:git-commit-tree.html[git-commit-tree] -link:git-tag-script.html[git-tag-script] - -Author ------- -Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> - -Documentation --------------- -Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. +linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] +linkgit:git-tag[1] +linkgit:git-config[1] GIT --- -Part of the link:git.html[git] suite - +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |