# Parameter :: 5. `format::`
-- **Summary:** Select output format.
-- **Type:** `OutputFormat`
-- **Default:** text
-- **Commands:** 10 commands
-- **Group:** Output Control
Case-sensitive: `text` and `json` only.
- **Type:** [`OutputFormat`](../type/02_output_format.md)
- **Default:** text
- **Validation:** `text` or `json` only; `TEXT`, `Json` etc. -> exit 1
```sh
cm .status format::json
cm .settings.show format::text
```
### Referenced Commands
| 1 | [`.status`](../command/root.md#command--2-status) |
| 2 | [`.version.show`](../command/version.md#command--3-versionshow) |
| 3 | [`.version.install`](../command/version.md#command--4-versioninstall) |
| 4 | [`.version.guard`](../command/version.md#command--5-versionguard) |
| 5 | [`.version.list`](../command/version.md#command--6-versionlist) |
| 6 | [`.version.history`](../command/version.md#command--12-versionhistory) |
| 7 | [`.processes`](../command/processes.md#command--7-processes) |
| 8 | [`.processes.kill`](../command/processes.md#command--8-processeskill) |
| 9 | [`.settings.show`](../command/settings.md#command--9-settingsshow) |
| 10 | [`.settings.get`](../command/settings.md#command--10-settingsget) |
### Referenced Parameter Groups
| 1 | [Output Control](../param_group/01_output_control.md) |
### Referenced Types
| 1 | [`OutputFormat`](../type/02_output_format.md) |
### Referenced User Stories
| 1 | [001 Environment Check](../user_story/001_environment_check.md) | Developer (new machine setup) |
| 2 | [002 Version Upgrade](../user_story/002_version_upgrade.md) | Developer (version upgrade) |
| 3 | [003 Process Lifecycle](../user_story/003_process_lifecycle.md) | Developer (unresponsive session) |
| 4 | [004 Settings Management](../user_story/004_settings_management.md) | Developer (settings management) |
| 5 | [005 Version Pinning](../user_story/005_version_pinning.md) | Team lead (version pinning) |