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laurapacilio committed Mar 21, 2022
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# File Provisioner

The `file` provisioner is used to copy files or directories from the machine
executing Terraform to the newly created resource. The `file` provisioner
The `file` provisioner copies files or directories from the machine
running Terraform to the newly created resource. The `file` provisioner
supports both `ssh` and `winrm` type [connections](/language/resources/provisioners/connection).

~> **Important:** Use provisioners as a last resort. There are better alternatives for most situations. Refer to
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-> **Note:** When the `file` provisioner is talking to a Windows system over SSH, you must configure OpenSSH to run the commands with `cmd.exe` and not by PowerShell.

## Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:
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