From 2cea7c7d0ccf1c742fb384b7f0047fbe8b54e552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Hinze <phinze@phinze.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:44:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify template_file path information

 - change example to use the most commonly necessary path format w/
   `path.module`
 - link to path variable page in description

/cc @KFishner
---
 website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md | 2 ++
 website/source/docs/providers/template/r/file.html.md   | 8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md b/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
index ce2796a9d1..74b946cf16 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ For example, `${count.index}` will interpolate the current index
 in a multi-count resource. For more information on count, see the
 resource configuration page.
 
+<a id="path-variables"></a>
+
 **To reference path information**, the syntax is `path.TYPE`.
 TYPE can be `cwd`, `module`, or `root`. `cwd` will interpolate the
 cwd. `module` will interpolate the path to the current module. `root`
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/template/r/file.html.md b/website/source/docs/providers/template/r/file.html.md
index 8fc13823b9..b46e55a80f 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/template/r/file.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/template/r/file.html.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Renders a template from a file.
 
 ```
 resource "template_file" "init" {
-    filename = "init.tpl"
+    filename = "${path.module}/init.tpl"
 
     vars {
         consul_address = "${aws_instance.consul.private_ip}"
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ resource "template_file" "init" {
 
 The following arguments are supported:
 
-* `filename` - (Required) The filename for the template. Use path variables
-    (documented in the interpolation section) to specify what the path is
-    relative to.
+* `filename` - (Required) The filename for the template. Use [path
+    variables](/docs/configuration/interpolation.html#path-variables) to make
+    this path relative to different path roots.
 
 * `vars` - (Optional) Variables for interpolation within the template.