From 150bf1f6dab86fdfc4d0bcbd8fac9b2fe3a7404c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Megan Marsh Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:15:52 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] clarify shell-local location --- .../source/docs/provisioners/shell-local.html.md | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/source/docs/provisioners/shell-local.html.md b/website/source/docs/provisioners/shell-local.html.md index bb9022453..e812f3228 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/provisioners/shell-local.html.md +++ b/website/source/docs/provisioners/shell-local.html.md @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ --- description: | - The shell Packer provisioner provisions machines built by Packer using shell - scripts. Shell provisioning is the easiest way to get software installed and - configured on a machine. + shell-local will run a shell script of your choosing on the machine where Packer + is being run - in other words, it shell-local will run the shell script on your + build server, or your desktop, etc., rather than the remote/guest machine being + provisioned by Packer. layout: docs page_title: 'Shell (Local) - Provisioners' sidebar_current: 'docs-provisioners-shell-local' @@ -12,8 +13,12 @@ sidebar_current: 'docs-provisioners-shell-local' Type: `shell-local` -The local shell provisioner executes a local shell script on the machine running -Packer. The [remote shell](/docs/provisioners/shell.html) provisioner executes +shell-local will run a shell script of your choosing on the machine where Packer +is being run - in other words, it shell-local will run the shell script on your +build server, or your desktop, etc., rather than the remote/guest machine being +provisioned by Packer. + +The [remote shell](/docs/provisioners/shell.html) provisioner executes shell scripts on a remote machine. ## Basic Example