add json example of packer config

main.go

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func wrappedMain() int {
 	// passed into commands like `packer build`
 	config, err := loadConfig()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error loading configuration: \n\n%s\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s Error loading configuration: \n\n%s\n", ErrorPrefix, err)
 		return 1
 	}
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func wrappedMain() int {
 
 	cacheDir, err := packersdk.CachePath()
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error preparing cache directory: \n\n%s\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s Error preparing cache directory: \n\n%s\n", ErrorPrefix, err)
 		return 1
 	}
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Setting cache directory: %s", cacheDir)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func wrappedMain() int {
 		// Set this so that we don't get colored output in our machine-
 		// readable UI.
 		if err := os.Setenv("PACKER_NO_COLOR", "1"); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Packer failed to initialize UI: %s\n", err)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s Packer failed to initialize UI: %s\n", ErrorPrefix, err)
 			return 1
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ func wrappedMain() int {
 			currentPID := os.Getpid()
 			backgrounded, err := checkProcess(currentPID)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "cannot determine if process is in "+
-					"background: %s\n", err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s cannot determine if process is in "+
+					"background: %s\n", ErrorPrefix, err)
 			}
 			if backgrounded {
-				fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, "Running in background, not using a TTY\n")
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s Running in background, not using a TTY\n", ErrorPrefix)
 			} else if TTY, err := openTTY(); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "No tty available: %s\n", err)
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s No tty available: %s\n", ErrorPrefix, err)
 			} else {
 				basicUi.TTY = TTY
 				basicUi.PB = &packer.UiProgressBar{}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func wrappedMain() int {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error executing CLI: %s\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s Error executing CLI: %s\n", ErrorPrefix, err)
 		return 1
 	}
 

website/content/docs/configure.mdx

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Packer files. The config dir of packer will be looked up on the following paths:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 | `PACKER_HOME_DIR/.packer.d` | `PACKER_HOME_DIR/packer.d/` |
 
-Examples: 
+Examples:
 * On a 'unix' system, if the `$PACKER_CONFIG_DIR` env var is set to
 `/home/packer`, the config directory will be: `/home/packer/.packer.d/` and
 other values will not be checked.
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ configuration file. None of these are required, since all have defaults.
   and the [`packer init`](/docs/commands/init) command to install plugins; if
   you are using both, the `required_plugin` config will take precedence.
 
+Example Packer config:
+
+```
+{
+  "plugin_min_port": 11000,
+  "plugin_max_port": 25000,
+  "provisioners": {
+    "foo": "/Users/example/packer-provisioner-foo"
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Full list of Environment Variables usable for Packer
 
 Packer uses a variety of environmental variables. A listing and description of