# Terraform File<no value>
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== Description

`terraform/file` is an alias for link:{{< ref "hcl" >}}[`hcl`].

**source**

The Terraform file "source" retrieves an attribute from a Terraform file at configured path.

**condition**

The Terraform file "condition" tests that attribute at configured path matches the value in a Terraform file.

**target**

The Terraform file "target" ensures that an attribute at configured path in a Terraform file is set to a specific value.

== Parameter

{{< resourceparameters "sources" "terraform/file" >}}

== Example

The example uses an additional resource plugin: link:{{< ref "registry" >}}[`terraform/registry`].

[source,yaml]
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# updatecli.yaml
{{<include "assets/code_example/docs/plugins/resources/terraform/file/updatecli.d/default.yaml">}}
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