Add documentation about the codeQL.queryHistory.ttl setting

aeisenberg · felicitymay · aeisenberg · commit e674759860ee · 2022-11-08T07:22:20.000-08:00
Update docs/codeql/codeql-for-visual-studio-code/customizing-settings.rst

Co-authored-by: Felicity Chapman &lt;felicitymay@github.com&gt;
diff --git a/docs/codeql/codeql-for-visual-studio-code/customizing-settings.rst b/docs/codeql/codeql-for-visual-studio-code/customizing-settings.rst
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ The query history **Format** setting controls how the extension lists queries in
 
 To override the default label, you can specify a different format for the query history items.
 
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+Changing the retention period for query history items
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+By default, items in the query history view are retained for 30 days. You can set a different time to live (TTL) by changing the "Code QL > Query History: TTL" setting. To retain items indefinitely, set the value to 0.
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 .. _configuring-settings-for-running-queries:
 
 Configuring settings for running queries
