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# Resources Landing Page

To improve navigation, we've split the old Resources page into several smaller
pages.

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## Syntax and Elements of Resource Blocks

This information has moved to
[Resource Blocks](/docs/configuration/blocks/resources/syntax.html).

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## Details of Resource Behavior

This information has moved to
[Resource Behavior](/docs/configuration/blocks/resources/behavior.html).

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## Resource Meta-Arguments

Each resource meta-argument has moved to its own page:

- [`depends_on`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/depends_on.html)
- [`count`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/count.html)
- [`for_each`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/for_each.html)
- [`provider`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/resource-provider.html)
- [`lifecycle`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/lifecycle.html)
- [Provisioners](/docs/configuration/blocks/resources/provisioners/index.html)

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### `depends_on`

This information has moved to
[`depends_on`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/depends_on.html).

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### `count`

This information has moved to
[`count`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/count.html).

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### `for_each`

This information has moved to
[`for_each`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/for_each.html).

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### `provider`

This information has moved to
[`provider`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/resource-provider.html).

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### `lifecycle`

This information has moved to
[`lifecycle`](/docs/configuration/meta-arguments/lifecycle.html).

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### Provisioners

This information has moved to
[Provisioners](/docs/configuration/blocks/resources/provisioners/index.html).

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