--format

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Format of the project changelog file. Default: sql.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option	Syntax
Command CLI parameter	`--format=<sql\|xml\|json\|yaml\|yml>`
Liquibase properties file (defaults file)	`liquibase.command.init.project.format: <string>`
Command flow file argument (example)	`cmdArgs: { format: "<sql\|xml\|json\|yaml\|yml>" }`
JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)	`JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.init.project.format=<string>`
Liquibase environment variable	`LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_INIT_PROJECT_FORMAT=<string>`