document split files & main building blocks in guide

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Adrien Delorme 7 years ago
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@ -50,3 +50,37 @@ It could be super handy for a boot_command.
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## Building blocks can be split in files
Currently Packer offers the `source` and the `build` root blocks. These two
building blocks can be defined in any order an a `build` can import one or more
`source`. Usually a `source` defines what we currently call a builder and a
`build` can apply multiple provisioning steps to a source. For example:
```hcl
# folder/sources.pkr.hcl
sources "amazon-ebs" "example-1" {
ami_name = "example-1-ami"
}
sources "amazon-ebs" "example-2" {
ami_name = "example-2-ami"
}
```
```hcl
# folder/build.pkr.hcl
build {
sources = [
"sources.amazon-ebs.example-1",
"sources.amazon-ebs.example-2"
]
provisioner "shell" {
inline = [
"echo it's alive !"
]
}
}
```

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