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terraform-docs

brew install terraform-docs v0.24.0 MIT

Generate documentation from Terraform module code in multiple output formats (Markdown, JSON, YAML, etc.).

Why you might care

Automates API docs for Terraform modules by parsing HCL, variables, and outputs; integrates into CI/CD pipelines and pre-commit hooks to keep documentation in sync with code. Faster and more reliable than manual docs, with support for custom templates.

Categories

documentation build-system parser

Alternatives

terraform tfstyle tflint
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Build dependencies

go

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