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page_title: "Command: inspect - Machine-Readable Reference"
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  These are the machine-readable types that exist as part of the output of `packer inspect`.
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# Inspect Command Types

These are the machine-readable types that exist as part of the output
of `packer inspect`.

<dl>
	<dt>template-variable (3)</dt>
	<dd>
		<p>
		A <a href="/docs/templates/user-variables.html">user variable</a>
		defined within the template.
		</p>

		<p>
		<strong>Data 1: name</strong> - Name of the variable.
		</p>

		<p>
		<strong>Data 2: default</strong> - The default value of the
		variable.
		</p>

		<p>
		<strong>Data 3: required</strong> - If non-zero, then this variable
		is required.
		</p>
	</dd>

	<dt>template-builder (2)</dt>
	<dd>
		<p>
		A builder defined within the template
		</p>

		<p>
		<strong>Data 1: name</strong> - The name of the builder.
		</p>
		<p>
		<strong>Data 2: type</strong> - The type of the builder. This will
		generally be the same as the name unless you explicitly override
		the name.
		</p>
	</dd>

	<dt>template-provisioner (1)</dt>
	<dd>
		<p>
		A provisioner defined within the template. Multiple of these may
		exist. If so, they are outputted in the order they would run.
		</p>

		<p>
		<strong>Data 1: name</strong> - The name/type of the provisioner.
		</p>
	</dd>
</dl>