git-commit-vandalism/Documentation/git-var.txt
Jonathan Nieder b1889c36d8 Documentation: be consistent about "git-" versus "git "
Since the git-* commands are not installed in $(bindir), using
"git-command <parameters>" in examples in the documentation is
not a good idea. On the other hand, it is nice to be able to
refer to each command using one hyphenated word. (There is no
escaping it, anyway: man page names cannot have spaces in them.)

This patch retains the dash in naming an operation, command,
program, process, or action. Complete command lines that can
be entered at a shell (i.e., without options omitted) are
made to use the dashless form.

The changes consist only of replacing some spaces with hyphens
and vice versa. After a "s/ /-/g", the unpatched and patched
versions are identical.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@uchicago.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2008-07-01 17:20:15 -07:00

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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