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tm_fileexists Function

tm_fileexists determines whether a file exists at a given path.

hcl
tm_fileexists(path)

Functions are evaluated during configuration parsing rather than at apply time, so this function can only be used with files that are already present on disk before Terraform takes any actions.

This function works only with regular files. If used with a directory, FIFO, or other special mode, it will return an error.

Examples

sh
tm_fileexists("${path.module}/hello.txt")
true
hcl
tm_fileexists("custom-section.sh") ? file("custom-section.sh") : local.default_content
  • tm_file reads the contents of a file at a given path