HCL Sample Files

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Format Overview

HashiCorp Configuration Language (.hcl) files define declarative infrastructure and service configuration. Use sample HCL files to validate parser strictness, expression handling, and IaC linting workflows.

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Filename Size MIME SHA256 Download
hcl_sample_file_1MB.hcl
.hcl
1.0 MB application/octet-stream ae1309dcebf264799a6d5dbd2cc739611755543adc81ddb72b2e08fe6c687aed Download
hcl_sample_file_200KB.hcl
.hcl
200.0 KB application/octet-stream 116287eb6882b63227d03787cbe0ae92a4561bdd55d3b03fe7c04a6539b7d06a Download
hcl_sample_file_500KB.hcl
.hcl
500.0 KB application/octet-stream 56df1b11b063c189655ee98bf57c68914e80848e8a95959b53567dc937900e65 Download
hcl_sample_file_50KB.hcl
.hcl
50.0 KB application/octet-stream 69830527f5845bf6f05a4dbc2ff176ad14564e5cd03a1175fb6db041c5fc1353 Download

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