How to read input from CSV file or any file instead of using tfvars file in Terraform

Question

HI,

How to read input variables from a CSV file or any file instead of using the TFVARS file. Is this possible to do? What are the steps should I follow if this possible.

Comments

Hi,

I have the similar requirement.

How did you go about implementing this

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Hi@Mahak,

You can go through the below link. You will get the idea.

https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/functions/file.html

Answer 1

Hi,

You can use the file function in Terraform. This file function reads the contents of a file at the given path and returns them as a string. You can go through the below document for more information.

https://www.terraform.io/docs/configuration/functions/file.html