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Axolotl supports a variety of dataset formats.  It is recommended to use a JSONL format.  The schema of the JSONL depends upon the task and the prompt template you wish to use. Instead of a JSONL, you can also use a HuggingFace dataset with columns for each JSONL field.

Below are these various formats organized by task: