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This function is similar to the template_file data source offered by the
template provider, but having it built in to the language makes it more
convenient to use, allowing templates to be rendered from files anywhere
an inline template would normally be allowed:

    user_data = templatefile("${path.module}/userdata.tmpl", {
      hostname = format("petserver%02d", count.index)
    })

Unlike the template_file data source, this function allows values of any
type in its variables map, passing them through verbatim to the template.
Its tighter integration with Terraform also allows it to return better
error messages with source location information from the template itself.

The template_file data source was originally created to work around the
fact that HIL didn't have any support for map values at the time, and
even once map support was added it wasn't very usable. With HCL2
expressions, there's little reason left to use a data source to render
a template; the only remaining reason left to use template_file is to
render a template that is constructed dynamically during the Terraform
run, which is a very rare need.
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docs lang/funcs: templatefile function 2018-12-21 08:06:14 -08:00
guides Add links to new screenshots (#19135) 2018-10-24 15:20:43 -07:00
intro website: add missing article 2018-11-11 23:15:11 +02:00
layouts lang/funcs: templatefile function 2018-12-21 08:06:14 -08:00
upgrade-guides remove approximate release date 2018-12-05 12:19:08 -08:00
README.md website: A note about where the root parts of the website live now 2017-06-27 14:40:13 -07:00

README.md

Terraform Documentation

This directory contains the portions of the Terraform website that pertain to the core functionality, excluding providers and the overall configuration.

The files in this directory are intended to be used in conjunction with the terraform-website repository, which brings all of the different documentation sources together and contains the scripts for testing and building the site as a whole.