Adds the option to change the length of the abbreviated commit SHA.

README.md

@@ -841,7 +841,8 @@ See also [View Settings](#view-settings- 'Jump to the View settings')
 ### Advanced Settings [#](#advanced-settings- 'Advanced Settings')
 
 | Name                                            | Description                                                                                                                           |
-| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `gitlens.advanced.abbreviatedShaLength`         | Specifies the length of the abbreviated commit SHA (a.k.a. commit ID). Default is 7.
 | `gitlens.advanced.blame.customArguments`        | Specifies additional arguments to pass to the `git blame` command                                                                     |
 | `gitlens.advanced.blame.delayAfterEdit`         | Specifies the time (in milliseconds) to wait before re-blaming an unsaved document after an edit. Use 0 to specify an infinite wait   |
 | `gitlens.advanced.blame.sizeThresholdAfterEdit` | Specifies the maximum document size (in lines) allowed to be re-blamed after an edit while still unsaved. Use 0 to specify no maximum |

package.json

@@ -1583,6 +1583,12 @@
                     "markdownDescription": "Specifies the description format of the status of a working or committed file in the views\n- Available tokens\n - `${directory}` — directory name\n - `${file}` — file name\n - `${filePath}` — formatted file name and path\n - `${path}` — full file path\n - `${working}` — optional indicator if the file is uncommitted",
                     "scope": "window"
                 },
+                "gitlens.advanced.abbreviatedShaLength": {
+                    "type": "number",
+                    "default": "7",
+                    "markdownDescription": "Specifies the length of the abbreviated commit SHA (a.k.a. commit ID). Default is 7.",
+                    "scope": "window"
+                },
                 "gitlens.advanced.blame.customArguments": {
                     "type": "array",
                     "default": null,

src/git/git.ts

@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ export class Git {
         if (index > 5) {
             // Only grab a max of 5 chars for the suffix
             const suffix = ref.substring(index).substring(0, 5);
-            return `${ref.substring(0, 7 - suffix.length)}${suffix}`;
+            return `${ref.substring(0, Container.config.advanced.abbreviatedShaLength - suffix.length)}${suffix}`;
         }
-        return ref.substring(0, 7);
+        return ref.substring(0, Container.config.advanced.abbreviatedShaLength);
     }
 
     static splitPath(fileName: string, repoPath: string | undefined, extract: boolean = true): [string, string] {

src/ui/config.ts

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ export enum ViewFilesLayout {
 }
 
 export interface AdvancedConfig {
+    abbreviatedShaLength: number;
     blame: {
         customArguments: string[] | null;
         delayAfterEdit: number;