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.TH "GIT-VAR" 1 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
git-var \- Print the git users identity
.SH "SYNOPSIS"


git\-var [ \-l | <variable> ]

.SH "DESCRIPTION"


Prints a git logical variable\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.TP
\-l
Cause the logical variables to be listed\&.

.SH "EXAMPLE"

.nf
$ git\-var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
Eric W\&. Biederman <ebiederm@lnxi\&.com> 1121223278 \-0600
.fi

.SH "VARIABLES"

.TP
GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT
The author of a piece of code\&.

.TP
GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT
The person who put a piece of code into git\&.

.SH "DIAGNOSTICS"

.TP
You don't exist\&. Go away!
The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read

.TP
Your parents must have hated you!
The password(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer\&.

.TP
Your sysadmin must hate you!
The password(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer\&.

.SH "SEE ALSO"


\fBgit\-commit\-tree\fR(1) \fBgit\-tag\fR(1)

.SH "AUTHOR"


Written by Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission\&.com>

.SH "DOCUMENTATION"


Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git\-list <git@vger\&.kernel\&.org>\&.

.SH "GIT"


Part of the \fBgit\fR(7) suite