# git-var

## NAME



           git-var - Show a Git logical variable
    


## SYNOPSIS



           **git var**(**-l** | _< variable>_)
    


## DESCRIPTION



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


## OPTIONS



           **-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



               $ 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** ,
               **$SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE** , "C:\Program **Files\Vim\gvim.exe** "
               **--nofork**. The order of preference is **$GIT_EDITOR** , then
               **core.editor** configuration value, 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 **$GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR** , then **sequence.editor**
               configuration value, 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 **$GIT_PAGER** , then the value of **core.pager** configuration,
               then **$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
    


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