From 3eea9d709df6a474b4fbd373b41ced570319365c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laura Pacilio <83350965+laurapacilio@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:59:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add warning about spaces in variable value assignment

---
 website/docs/cli/commands/plan.mdx | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/plan.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/plan.mdx
index a4df0df2fa..606d791058 100644
--- a/website/docs/cli/commands/plan.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/plan.mdx
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ we recommend using the `-var-file` option instead, and write your actual values
 in a separate file so that Terraform can parse them directly, rather than
 interpreting the result of your shell's parsing.
 
+~> **Warning:** Terraform will error if you include a space before or after the equals sign (e.g., `-var "length = 2"`).
+
 To use `-var` on a Unix-style shell on a system like Linux or macOS we
 recommend writing the option argument in single quotes `'` to ensure the
 shell will interpret the value literally: