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+++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt
@@ -1,35 +1,39 @@
 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> ]
+'git-var' [ -l | <variable> ]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 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
+GIT_COMMITTER_IDENT::
     The person who put a piece of code into git.
 
 Diagnostics
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ See Also
 --------
 gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]
 gitlink:git-tag[1]
+gitlink:git-config[1]
 
 Author
 ------
@@ -57,4 +62,3 @@ Documentation by Eric Biederman and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-