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Tweak docs to properly document .tfvars format #6415

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18 changes: 10 additions & 8 deletions website/source/docs/configuration/variables.html.md
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Expand Up @@ -153,7 +153,13 @@ $ TF_VAR_image=foo terraform apply
## Variable Files

Variables can be collected in files and passed all at once using the
`-var-file=foo` flag.
`-var-file=foo.tfvars` flag. The format for variables in `.tfvars`
files is:
```
foo = "bar"
xyz = "abc"

```

The flag can be used multiple times per command invocation:

Expand All @@ -165,22 +171,18 @@ terraform apply -var-file=foo.tfvars -var-file=bar.tfvars
variable file (reading left to right) will be the definition used. Put more
simply, the last time a variable is defined is the one which will be used.

##Example:
### Precedence example:

Both these files have the variable `baz` defined:

_foo.tfvars_
```
variable "baz" {
default = "foo"
}
baz = "foo"
```

_bar.tfvars_
```
variable "baz" {
default = "bar"
}
baz = "bar"
```

When they are passed in the following order:
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