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@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ The command-line flags are all optional. The list of available flags are:
Address](/docs/internals/resource-addressing.html) to target. This flag can
be used multiple times. See below for more information.
-* `-var='foo=bar'` - Set a variable in the Terraform configuration. This flag
+* `-var=foo=bar` - Set a variable in the Terraform configuration. This flag
can be set multiple times. Variable values are interpreted as
[HCL](/docs/configuration/syntax.html#HCL), so list and map values can be
specified via this flag.