global-end-delimiter-override

Last updated: January 21, 2026

--global-end-delimiter-override is a global Boolean parameter. It lets you specify whether the --global-end-delimiter-override parameter always takes priority over other Liquibase delimiter settings. By default, it is set to false.

It is available in Liquibase Secure 5.0 and later and requires a valid Liquibase Secure license key to use.

From Liquibase Pro version 4.25.1 through 4.33, this parameter was called --pro-global-end-delimiter-prioritized. See the change history table at the end of this article for pre-5.0 version syntax.

Uses

You can set a delimiter in Liquibase in the following ways:

  • endDelimiter set on a specific changeset, including in rollbackSqlFile (highest precedence)

  • endDelimiter set in a changelog called by include or includeAll in modifyChangeSets

  • --global-end-delimiter-override set globally (lowest precedence)

By default, --global-end-delimiter-override has the lowest precedence. This means that if you set it to some value (such as @), and you set endDelimiter to a different value (such as &), Liquibase uses the value of endDelimiter as your delimiter anywhere there is a conflict.

However, if you want Liquibase to always set delimiters based on --global-end-delimiter-override no matter what, you can set --global-end-delimiter-override to true.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option

Syntax

Liquibase properties file (defaults file)

liquibase.globalEndDelimiter.override: <true|false>

Global flow file argument

globalArgs: { global-end-delimiter-override: "<true|false>" }

Global CLI parameter

liquibase --global-end-delimiter-override=<true|false> update --changelog-file=example-changelog.xml

JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)

Unix:

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.globalEndDelimiter. overrider=<true|false>

Windows:

JAVA_OPTS=-D"liquibase.globalEndDelimiter. override"=<true|false>

Liquibase environment variable

LIQUIBASE_GLOBAL_END_DELIMITER_OVERRIDE=<true|false>

For more information, see Working with command parameters.

Change history

Version

Change

Liquibase Secure, version 5.0

Parameter changed from --pro-global-end-delimiter-prioritized to --global-end-delimiter-override.

Here are the previous values from when it was --pro-global-end-delimiter-prioritized.

Liquibase properties file (defaults file) liquibase.pro.globalEndDelimiter.prioritized: <true|false>

Global flow file argument

globalArgs: { pro-global-end-delimiter-prioritized: "<true|false>" }

Global CLI parameter

liquibase --pro-global-end-delimiter-prioritized=<true|false> update --changelog-file=example-changelog.xml

JVM system property(JAVA_OPTS environment variable)

Unix:

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.pro.globalEndDelimiter.prioritized=<true|false>

Windows:

JAVA_OPTS=-D"liquibase.pro.globalEndDelimiter.prioritized"=<true|false>