Index: code/qcommon/cvar.c
===================================================================
--- code/qcommon/cvar.c	(revision 1267)
+++ code/qcommon/cvar.c	(working copy)
@@ -296,6 +296,33 @@
 
 /*
 ============
+Cvar_Print
+
+Prints the value, default, and latched string of the given variable
+============
+*/
+void Cvar_Print( cvar_t *v ) {
+	Com_Printf ("\"%s\" is:\"%s" S_COLOR_WHITE "\"",
+			v->name, v->string );
+
+	if ( !( v->flags & CVAR_ROM ) ) {
+		if ( !Q_stricmp( v->string, v->resetString ) ) {
+			Com_Printf (", the default" );
+		} else {
+			Com_Printf (" default:\"%s" S_COLOR_WHITE "\"",
+					v->resetString );
+		}
+	}
+
+	Com_Printf ("\n");
+
+	if ( v->latchedString ) {
+		Com_Printf( "latched: \"%s\"\n", v->latchedString );
+	}
+}
+
+/*
+============
 Cvar_Set2
 ============
 */
@@ -508,23 +535,7 @@
 
 	// perform a variable print or set
 	if ( Cmd_Argc() == 1 ) {
-		Com_Printf ("\"%s\" is:\"%s" S_COLOR_WHITE "\"",
-				v->name, v->string );
-
-		if ( !( v->flags & CVAR_ROM ) ) {
-			if ( !Q_stricmp( v->string, v->resetString ) ) {
-				Com_Printf (", the default" );
-			} else {
-				Com_Printf (" default:\"%s" S_COLOR_WHITE "\"",
-						v->resetString );
-			}
-		}
-
-		Com_Printf ("\n");
-
-		if ( v->latchedString ) {
-			Com_Printf( "latched: \"%s\"\n", v->latchedString );
-		}
+		Cvar_Print( v );
 		return qtrue;
 	}
 
@@ -536,6 +547,18 @@
 
 /*
 ============
+Cvar_Read_f
+
+Prints the contents of a cvar 
+(preferred over Cvar_Command where cvar names and commands conflict)
+============
+*/
+void Cvar_Read_f( void ) {
+	Cvar_Print (Cvar_FindVar (Cmd_Argv(1)) );
+}
+
+/*
+============
 Cvar_Toggle_f
 
 Toggles a cvar for easy single key binding
@@ -940,6 +963,7 @@
 void Cvar_Init (void) {
 	cvar_cheats = Cvar_Get("sv_cheats", "1", CVAR_ROM | CVAR_SYSTEMINFO );
 
+	Cmd_AddCommand ("read", Cvar_Read_f);
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("toggle", Cvar_Toggle_f);
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("set", Cvar_Set_f);
 	Cmd_AddCommand ("sets", Cvar_SetS_f);