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# Shell Provisioner
Type: `shell`
The shell provisioner provisions machines built by Packer using shell scripts.
Shell provisioning is the easiest way to get software installed and configured
on a machine.
## Basic Example
The example below is fully functional.
<pre class="prettyprint">
{
"type": "shell",
"inline": ["echo foo"]
}
</pre>
## Configuration Reference
The reference of available configuratin options is listed below. The only
required element is either "inline" or "script". Every other option is optional.
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Exactly _one_ of the following is required:
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* `inline` (array of strings) - This is an array of commands to execute.
The commands are concatenated by newlines and turned into a single file,
so they are all executed within the same context. This allows you to
change directories in one command and use something in the directory in
the next and so on. Inline scripts are the easiest way to pull of simple
tasks within the machine.
* `script` (string) - The path to a script to upload and execute in the machine.
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This path can be absolute or relative. If it is relative, it is relative
to the working directory when Packer is executed.
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* `scripts` (array of strings) - An array of scripts to execute. The scripts
will be uploaded and executed in the order specified. Each script is executed
in isolation, so state such as variables from one script won't carry on to
the next.
Optional parameters:
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* `environment_vars` (array of strings) - An array of key/value pairs
to inject prior to the execute_command. The format should be
`key=value`.
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* `execute_command` (string) - The command to use to execute the script.
By default this is `{{ .Vars }} sh {{ .Path }}`. The value of this is
treated as [configuration template](/docs/templates/configuration-
templates.html). There are two available variables: `Path`, which is
the path to the script to run, and `Vars`, which is the list of
`environment_vars`, if configured.
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* `remote_path` (string) - The path where the script will be uploaded to
in the machine. This defaults to "/tmp/script.sh". This value must be
a writable location and any parent directories must already exist.
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## Execute Command Example
To many new users, the `execute_command` is puzzling. However, it provides
an important function: customization of how the command is executed. The
most common use case for this is dealing with **sudo password prompts**.
For example, if the default user of an installed operating system is "packer"
and has the password "packer" for sudo usage, then you'll likely want to
change `execute_command` to be:
```
"echo 'packer' | sudo -S sh '{{ .Path }}'"
```
The `-S` flag tells `sudo` to read the password from stdin, which in this
case is being piped in with the value of "packer".
By setting the `execute_command` to this, your script(s) can run with
root privileges without worrying about password prompts.