output-file-encoding

The --output-file-encoding global parameter is a string that determines which character encoding to use when writing Liquibase command outputs to external files. By default, it is set to UTF-8.

Uses

If you need to send the output of a Liquibase command like generate-changelog, update-sql, or diff to a text file that does not use UTF-8, you must specify the correct character encoding. This ensures that all symbols in your file display correctly.

Alternative or legacy character encodings include US-ASCII, Windows-1252, UTF-16, and others.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option Syntax
Liquibase properties file 
liquibase.outputFileEncoding: <string>
Global flow file argument (example) 
stages:
  Default:
    actions:
      - type: liquibase
        command: update
        globalArgs: { output-file-encoding: "<string>" }
Global CLI parameter 
liquibase
 --output-file-encoding=<string> update
 --changelog-file=example-changelog.xml

JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS Environment Variable)

 
JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.outputFileEncoding=<string>
Liquibase Environment Variables 
LIQUIBASE_OUTPUT_FILE_ENCODING=<string>

For more information, see Working with Command Parameters.

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