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sqb format

Apply canonical SQLBuild SQL formatting.

Formats SQL files using SQLBuild’s canonical, dialect-aware representation.

sqb format [flags]
Flag Description
--check Fail when formatting changes are needed without writing
--diff Print the proposed diff without writing
--json Print structured results
--select, -s Format selected models
--select-file Read selectors from a file
--exclude Exclude models from the selected scope
sqb format
sqb format --check
sqb format --diff --select tag:marts

Formatting owns presentation and source rewriting. Compiler-integrated diagnostics belong to configured Rules, which never mutate source.