From: =?UTF-8?q?Matthias=20A=C3=9Fhauer?= <mha1993@xxxxxxx> This check has involved more environment variables than just `DISPLAY` since 508e84a790 (bisect view: check for MinGW32 and MacOSX in addition to X11, 2008-02-14), so let's update the documentation accordingly. Signed-off-by: Matthias Aßhauer <mha1993@xxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-bisect.txt | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt index fbb39fbdf5d..bec8d2abb22 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt @@ -204,9 +204,14 @@ as an alternative to `visualize`): $ git bisect visualize ------------ -If the `DISPLAY` environment variable is not set, 'git log' is used -instead. You can also give command-line options such as `-p` and -`--stat`. +Git detects a graphical environment through various environment variables: +`DISPLAY`, which is set in X Window System environments on Unix systems. +`SESSIONNAME`, which is set under Cygwin in interactive desktop sessions. +`MSYSTEM`, which is set under Msys2 and Git for Windows. +`SECURITYSESSIONID`, which is set on macOS in interactive desktop sessions. + +If none of these environment variables is set, 'git log' is used instead. +You can also give command-line options such as `-p` and `--stat`. ------------ $ git bisect visualize --stat -- gitgitgadget
