From 0501980b461d8eb4cbc7dd4ba329157ce3b96b66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Bardin Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:17:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update website/docs/language/resources/behavior.mdx Co-authored-by: Laura Pacilio <83350965+laurapacilio@users.noreply.github.com> --- website/docs/language/resources/behavior.mdx | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/docs/language/resources/behavior.mdx b/website/docs/language/resources/behavior.mdx index 85636b8c3a..8f3f91f1db 100644 --- a/website/docs/language/resources/behavior.mdx +++ b/website/docs/language/resources/behavior.mdx @@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ cases, [the `depends_on` meta-argument](/language/meta-arguments/depends_on) can explicitly specify a dependency. -In some cases a resource may need to be replaced when a dependency is updated -or replaced, but there is no natural reference to add in the resource -configuration. In that case -[the `replace_triggered_by` meta-argument](/language/meta-arguments/lifecycle#replace_triggered_by) -can be used to add the necessary dependency and force replacement. +You can also use the [`replace_triggered_by` meta-argument](/language/meta-arguments/lifecycle#replace_triggered_by) to add dependencies between otherwise independent resources. It forces Terraform to replace the parent resource when there is a change to a referenced resource or resource attribute. ## Local-only Resources