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description: |
    This is the reference for the various message categories for Packer
    machine-readable output. Please read that page if you're unfamiliar with the
    general format and usage for the machine-readable output.
layout: 'docs\_machine\_readable'
page_title: 'Machine-Readable Reference'
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# Machine-Readable Reference

This is the reference for the various message categories for Packer
[machine-readable output](/docs/command-line/machine-readable.html). Please read
that page if you're unfamiliar with the general format and usage for the
machine-readable output.

The layout of this reference is split into where the types come from. There are
a set of core types that are from Packer core itself. Then there are types that
come from various components of Packer such as the builders, provisioners, and
more.

Within each section, the format of the documentation is the following:

<br>

<dl>
<dt>
type-name (data-count)
</dt>
<dd>
    <p>Description of the type.</p>
    <p>
    <strong>Data 1: name</strong> - Description.
    </p>

</dd>
</dl>