-`--query` — Format queries of any length and complexity.
-`--hilite` — Add syntax highlight with ANSI terminal escape sequences.
-`--oneline` — Format in single line.
-`--quiet` or `-q` — Just check syntax, no output on success.
-`--multiquery` or `-n` — Allow multiple queries in the same file.
-`--obfuscate` — Obfuscate instead of formatting.
-`--seed <string>` — Seed arbitrary string that determines the result of obfuscation.
-`--backslash` — Add a backslash at the end of each line of the formatted query. Can be useful when you copy a query from web or somewhere else with multiple lines, and want to execute it in command line.
## Examples {#examples}
1. Formatting a query:
```bash
$ clickhouse-format --query "select number from numbers(10) where number%2 order by number desc;"
```
Result:
```text
SELECT number
FROM numbers(10)
WHERE number % 2
ORDER BY number DESC
```
2. Highlighting and single line:
```bash
$ clickhouse-format --oneline --hilite <<< "SELECT sum(number) FROM numbers(5);"
```
Result:
```sql
SELECT sum(number) FROM numbers(5)
```
3. Multiqueries:
```bash
$ clickhouse-format -n <<< "SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS x UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION DISTINCT SELECT 3);"
```
Result:
```text
SELECT *
FROM
(
SELECT 1 AS x
UNION ALL
SELECT 1
UNION DISTINCT
SELECT 3
)
;
```
4. Obfuscating:
```bash
$ clickhouse-format --seed Hello --obfuscate <<< "SELECT cost_first_screen BETWEEN a AND b, CASE WHEN x >= 123 THEN y ELSE NULL END;"
```
Result:
```text
SELECT treasury_mammoth_hazelnut BETWEEN nutmeg AND span, CASE WHEN chive >= 116 THEN switching ELSE ANYTHING END;
```
Same query and another seed string:
```bash
$ clickhouse-format --seed World --obfuscate <<< "SELECT cost_first_screen BETWEEN a AND b, CASE WHEN x >= 123 THEN y ELSE NULL END;"
```
Result:
```text
SELECT horse_tape_summer BETWEEN folklore AND moccasins, CASE WHEN intestine >= 116 THEN nonconformist ELSE FORESTRY END;
```
5. Adding backslash:
```bash
$ clickhouse-format --backslash <<< "SELECT * FROM (SELECT 1 AS x UNION ALL SELECT 1 UNION DISTINCT SELECT 3);"