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docs: update when git bisect visualize uses gitk

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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@live.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@ -204,9 +204,14 @@ as an alternative to `visualize`):
$ git bisect visualize
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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 may be 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`.
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$ git bisect visualize --stat