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…packer-configuation-via-environment-variables Docs (readme): Add info about packer configuation via environment variables
theohbrothers · Jul 9, 2023 · 115ac23 · 115ac23
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Dockerized [`packer`](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer) with useful tools.
 
 ## Usage
 
+Packer [configuration](https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs/configure#configuring-packer) can be done via `.packerconfig` config file or environment variables (e.g. `PACKER_LOG=1` for verbose logging). Environment variables are preferred when using docker.
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 ### QEMU builder
 
 ```sh
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ See examples:
 docker run --rm -it \
     -v $(pwd):/src \
     -w /src \
-    theohbrothers/docker-packer:1.7.7-sops-ubuntu-20.04 sh -c 'packer --version && packer build template.json'
+    theohbrothers/docker-packer:1.7.7-sops-ubuntu-20.04 packer build template.json'
 ```
 
 ## Development

diff --git a/generate/templates/README.md.ps1 b/generate/templates/README.md.ps1
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ $(
 @"
 ## Usage
 
+Packer [configuration](https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs/configure#configuring-packer) can be done via ``.packerconfig`` config file or environment variables (e.g. ``PACKER_LOG=1`` for verbose logging). Environment variables are preferred when using docker.
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 ### QEMU builder
 
 ``````sh
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ See examples:
 docker run --rm -it \
     -v `$(pwd):/src \
     -w /src \
-    theohbrothers/docker-packer:$( $VARIANTS | ? { $_['tag'] -notmatch '\bqemu|virtualbox\b' } | Select-Object -First 1 | % { $_['tag'] } ) sh -c 'packer --version && packer build template.json'
+    theohbrothers/docker-packer:$( $VARIANTS | ? { $_['tag'] -notmatch '\bqemu|virtualbox\b' } | Select-Object -First 1 | % { $_['tag'] } ) packer build template.json'
 ``````