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diff --git a/third_party/git/Documentation/git-var.txt b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-var.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6072f936ab --- /dev/null +++ b/third_party/git/Documentation/git-var.txt @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +git-var(1) +========== + +NAME +---- +git-var - Show a Git logical variable + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'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`.) + +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'. +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 +-------- +linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] +linkgit:git-tag[1] +linkgit:git-config[1] + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |