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--show-summary-output

Last updated: September 29, 2026

Output destination for the update summary. Valid values: LOG, CONSOLE, ALL. Liquibase 4.24.0+.

Syntax

You can set this parameter in the following ways:

Option

Syntax

Command CLI parameter

--show-summary-output=<string>

Liquibase properties file (defaults file)

liquibase.command.showSummaryOutput: <string>

Command flow file argument (example)

cmdArgs: { show-summary-output: "<string>" }

JVM system property (JAVA_OPTS environment variable)

JAVA_OPTS=-Dliquibase.command.showSummaryOutput=<string>

Liquibase environment variable

LIQUIBASE_COMMAND_SHOW_SUMMARY_OUTPUT=<string>

Using --show-summary-output with --verbosity

As of Liquibase Secure 6.0, the quiet verbosity tier suppresses the update summary before it reaches any destination, so --show-summary-output has no effect when --quiet or --verbosity=quiet is set.

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