| `gitlens.defaultDateFormat` | Specifies how absolute dates will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for supported formats |
| `gitlens.defaultDateLocale` | Specifies the locale, a [BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag), to use for date formatting. For example: 'en-US' = US English, 'en-GB' = British English, 'de-DE' = German, 'ko-KR' = Korean, 'ar-EG' = Arabic, 'ja-JP = Japanese, etc. |
| `gitlens.defaultDateShortFormat` | Specifies how short absolute dates will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for supported formats |
| `gitlens.defaultDateSource` | Specifies whether commit dates should use the authored or committed date |
| `gitlens.defaultDateStyle` | Specifies how dates will be displayed by default |
| `gitlens.defaultTimeFormat` | Specifies how times will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for supported formats |
| `gitlens.defaultDateFormat` | Specifies how absolute dates will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for supported formats |
| `gitlens.defaultDateLocale` | Specifies the locale, a [BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag), to use for date formatting, defaults to the VS Code locale. Use `system` to follow the current system locale, or choose a specific locale, e.g `en-US` — US English, `en-GB` — British English, `de-DE` — German, 'ja-JP = Japanese, etc. |
| `gitlens.defaultDateShortFormat` | Specifies how short absolute dates will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for supported formats |
| `gitlens.defaultDateSource` | Specifies whether commit dates should use the authored or committed date |
| `gitlens.defaultDateStyle` | Specifies how dates will be displayed by default |
| `gitlens.defaultTimeFormat` | Specifies how times will be formatted by default. See the [Moment.js docs](https://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/format/) for supported formats |
## Menu & Toolbar Settings [#](#menu--toolbar-settings- 'Menu & Toolbar Settings')
"markdownDescription":"Specifies the locale, a [BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag), to use for date formatting. For example: 'en-US' = US English, 'en-GB' = British English, 'de-DE' = German, 'ko-KR' = Korean, 'ar-EG' = Arabic, 'ja-JP = Japanese, etc.",
"markdownDescription":"Specifies the locale, a [BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag), to use for date formatting, defaults to the VS Code locale. Use `system` to follow the current system locale, or choose a specific locale, e.g `en-US` — US English, `en-GB` — British English, `de-DE` — German, 'ja-JP = Japanese, etc.",