Terraform syntax
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Terraform files use the extension *.tf
.
It is based on the HCF language.
Files must be UTF-8 encoded, and the convention is to use unix line endings.
Documentation
terraform language https://www.terraform.io/language expressions https://www.terraform.io/language/expressions
Overview
- blocks contain configuration for an object using a key/value format
- labels can optionally be assigned a block (as many as you'd like)
- arguments are how the key-value assignments within a block are referred to.
# ${BLOCK_TYPE} [${LABEL}..] { # ${IDENTIFIER} = ${EXPRESSION} # argument # } resource "aws_vpc" "main" { cidr_block = var.base_cidr_block }
Syntax
terraform comments terraform datatypes terraform variables terraform operators terraform conditionals terraform loops terraform functions