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atmos terraform generate varfile

purpose

Use this command to generate a varfile (.tfvar ) for an Atmos terraform component in a stack.

atmos terraform generate varfile --help

Usage​

Execute the terraform generate varfile command like this:

atmos terraform generate varfile <component> -s <stack>

This command generates a varfile for an Atmos terraform component in a stack.

tip

Run atmos terraform generate varfile --help to see all the available options

Examples​

atmos terraform generate varfile top-level-component1 -s tenant1-ue2-dev
atmos terraform generate varfile infra/vpc -s tenant1-ue2-staging
atmos terraform generate varfile test/test-component -s tenant1-ue2-dev
atmos terraform generate varfile test/test-component-override-2 -s tenant2-ue2-prod
atmos terraform generate varfile test/test-component-override-3 -s tenant1-ue2-dev -f vars.json

Arguments​

component (required)

Atmos terraform component.

Flags​

--stack (alias -s) (required)

Atmos stack.

--dry-run (optional)

Dry run.

atmos terraform generate varfile <component> -s <stack> --dry-run=true
--process-templates (optional)

Enable/disable Go template processing in Atmos stack manifests when executing terraform commands.

If the flag is not passed, template processing is enabled by default.

atmos terraform generate varfile <component> -s <stack> --process-templates=false
--process-functions (optional)

Enable/disable YAML functions processing in Atmos stack manifests
when executing terraform commands.

If the flag is not passed, YAML function processing is enabled by default.

atmos terraform generate varfile <component> -s <stack> --process-functions=false
--skip (optional)

Skip processing a specific Atmos YAML function in Atmos stacks manifests when executing terraform commands.

To specify more than one function, use multiple --skip flags, or separate the functions with a comma.

atmos terraform generate varfile <component> -s <stack> --skip=eval --skip=include
atmos terraform generate varfile <component> -s <stack> --skip=terraform.output,include