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+# Shell Provisioner
+
+Type: `shell`
+
+The shell provisioner provisions machines built by Packer using shell scripts.
+Shell provisioning is the easiest way to get software installed and configured
+on a machine.
+
+## Basic Example
+
+The example below is fully functional.
+
+<pre class="prettyprint">
+{
+  "type": "shell",
+  "inline": ["echo foo"]
+}
+</pre>
+
+## Configuration Reference
+
+The reference of available configuratin options is listed below. The only
+required element is either "inline" or "path". Every other option is optional.
+
+* `inline` (array of strings) - This is an array of commands to execute.
+  The commands are concatenated by newlines and turned into a single file,
+  so they are all executed within the same context. This allows you to
+  change directories in one command and use something in the directory in
+  the next and so on. Inline scripts are the easiest way to pull of simple
+  tasks within the machine.
+
+* `path` (string) - The path to a script to upload and execute in the machine.
+  This path can be absolute or relative. If it is relative, it is relative
+  to the working directory when Packer is executed.
+
+* `remote_path` (string) - The path where the script will be uploaded to
+  in the machine. This defaults to "/tmp/script.sh". This value must be
+  a writable location and any parent directories must already exist.
+
+* `execute_command` (string) - The command to use to execute the script.
+  By default this is `sh {{ .Path }}`. The value of this is treated as a
+  [configuration template](/docs/templates/configuration-templates.html).
+  The only available variable in it is `Path` which is the path to the
+  script to run.
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 							<li><a href="/docs/builders/custom.html">Custom</a></li>
 
 							<li class="nav-header">Provisioners</li>
-							<li><a href="#">Shell Scripts</a></li>
+							<li><a href="/docs/provisioners/shell.html">Shell Scripts</a></li>
 							<li><a href="#">Custom</a></li>
 
 							<li class="nav-header">Other</li>