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website: note TF plugin name is important [GH-847]

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Mitchell Hashimoto 2015-03-03 17:26:11 -08:00
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@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ you'll have to make. The argument should be a structure implementing
one of the plugin interfaces (depending on what sort of plugin
you're creating).
While its not strictly necessary, Terraform plugins follow specific
naming conventions. The format of the plugin binaries are
`terraform-TYPE-NAME`. For example, `terraform-provider-aws`.
We recommend you follow this convention to help make it clear what
your plugin does to users.
Terraform plugins must follow a very specific naming convention of
`terraform-TYPE-NAME`. For example, `terraform-provider-aws`, which
tells Terraform that the plugin is a provider that can be referenced
as "aws".