github.com/anth0d/nomad@v0.0.0-20221214183521-ae3a0a2cad06/website/content/docs/commands/var/init.mdx (about) 1 --- 2 layout: docs 3 page_title: 'Commands: var init' 4 description: | 5 Generate an example variable specification. 6 --- 7 8 # Command: var init 9 10 The `var init` creates an example variable specification file that can be used 11 as a starting point to customize further. 12 13 ## Usage 14 15 ```plaintext 16 nomad var init <filename> 17 ``` 18 19 When no filename is supplied, a default filename of "spec.nv.hcl" or 20 "spec.nv.json" will be used depending on the output format. 21 22 ## Init Options 23 24 - `-out` `(enum: hcl | json)`: Format of generated variable 25 specification. Defaults to `hcl`. 26 27 ## Examples 28 29 Create an example variable specification: 30 31 ```shell-session 32 $ nomad var init 33 Example variable specification written to spec.nv.hcl 34 ```