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Document that variable files can also be JSON, and clarify that terraform.tfvars is searched for in the *current* directory

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Alek Storm 2014-08-12 10:21:30 -07:00
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@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ access_key = "foo"
secret_key = "bar"
```
If a "terraform.tfvars" file is present, Terraform automatically loads
it to populate variables. If the file is named something else, you can
use the `-var-file` flag directly to specify a file.
If a "terraform.tfvars" file is present in the current directory,
Terraform automatically loads it to populate variables. If the file is
named something else, you can use the `-var-file` flag directly to
specify a file. Like configuration files, variable files can also be
JSON.
We recommend using the "terraform.tfvars" file, and ignoring it from
version control.