Merge pull request #4506 from mitchellh/docuuid
make note about using UUIDs vs timestamps
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the current timestamp. This is useful for configurations that require unique
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the current timestamp. This is useful for configurations that require unique
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keys, such as AMI names. By setting the AMI name to something like
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keys, such as AMI names. By setting the AMI name to something like
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`My Packer AMI {{timestamp}}`, the AMI name will be unique down to the second.
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`My Packer AMI {{timestamp}}`, the AMI name will be unique down to the second.
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If you need greater than one second granularity, you should use `{{uuid}}`, as
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when you have multiple builders in the same template.
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In addition to globally available functions like timestamp shown before, some
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In addition to globally available functions like timestamp shown before, some
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configurations have special local variables that are available only for that
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configurations have special local variables that are available only for that
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