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Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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page_title: fileexists - Functions - Configuration Language
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description: The fileexists function determines whether a file exists at a given path.
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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# `fileexists` Function
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`fileexists` determines whether a file exists at a given path.
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```hcl
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fileexists(path)
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```
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Functions are evaluated during configuration parsing rather than at apply time,
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so this function can only be used with files that are already present on disk
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before Packer takes any actions.
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This function works only with regular files. If used with a directory, FIFO,
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or other special mode, it will return an error.
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## Examples
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```shell-session
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Hcl2 input variables, local variables and functions (#8588)
Mainly redefine or reused what Terraform did.
* allow to used `variables`, `variable` and `local` blocks
* import the following functions and their docs from Terraform: abs, abspath, basename, base64decode, base64encode, bcrypt, can, ceil, chomp, chunklist, cidrhost, cidrnetmask, cidrsubnet, cidrsubnets, coalesce, coalescelist, compact, concat, contains, convert, csvdecode, dirname, distinct, element, file, fileexists, fileset, flatten, floor, format, formatdate, formatlist, indent, index, join, jsondecode, jsonencode, keys, length, log, lookup, lower, max, md5, merge, min, parseint, pathexpand, pow, range, reverse, rsadecrypt, setintersection, setproduct, setunion, sha1, sha256, sha512, signum, slice, sort, split, strrev, substr, timestamp, timeadd, title, trim, trimprefix, trimspace, trimsuffix, try, upper, urlencode, uuidv4, uuidv5, values, yamldecode, yamlencode, zipmap.
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> fileexists("${path.folder}/hello.txt")
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true
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```
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```hcl
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fileexists("custom-section.sh") ? file("custom-section.sh") : local.default_content
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```
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## Related Functions
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- [`file`](/docs/templates/hcl_templates/functions/file/file) reads the contents
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of a file at a given path.
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