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Merge pull request #1 from dragondrop-cloud/feature/update_override_documentation 

Update documentation around `cloud` and `backend` override behavior
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@ -150,3 +150,8 @@ In both the `required_version` and `required_providers` settings, each override
constraint entirely replaces the constraints for the same component in the constraint entirely replaces the constraints for the same component in the
original block. If both the base block and the override block both set original block. If both the base block and the override block both set
`required_version` then the constraints in the base block are entirely ignored. `required_version` then the constraints in the base block are entirely ignored.
If a `cloud` block is set within the original configuration's `terraform` block and a `backend` block
is set in the override file, then the backend specified by the `backend` block is used by Terraform upon merging.
Similarly, if a `backend` block is set within the original configuration's `terraform` block
and a `cloud` block is set in the override file, then the backend specified by the `backend` block is used by Terraform upon merging.

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@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ terraform {
} }
``` ```
You cannot use the CLI integration and a [state backend](/language/settings/backends) in the same configuration; they are mutually exclusive. A configuration can only provide one `cloud` block and the `cloud` block cannot refer to named values like input variables, locals, or data source attributes. You cannot use the CLI integration and a [state backend](/language/settings/backends) in the same configuration; they are mutually exclusive.
A configuration can only provide one `cloud` block and the `cloud` block cannot refer to named values like input variables, locals, or data source attributes.
Note, however, that a `cloud` block can be overridden by a state backend in an [override file](/language/files/override).
Refer to [Using Terraform Cloud](/cli/cloud) in the Terraform CLI docs for more information. Refer to [Using Terraform Cloud](/cli/cloud) in the Terraform CLI docs for more information.