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Rename website to OpenTofu (#516)

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Co-authored-by: Damian Stasik <920747+damianstasik@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Roman Grinovski <roman.grinovski@gmail.com>
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# Resource Blocks
_Resources_ are the most important element in the OpenTF language.
_Resources_ are the most important element in the OpenTofu language.
Each resource block describes one or more infrastructure objects, such
as virtual networks, compute instances, or higher-level components such
as DNS records.
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### Providers
Each resource type is implemented by a [provider](/docs/language/providers/requirements),
which is a plugin for OpenTF that offers a collection of resource types. A
which is a plugin for OpenTofu that offers a collection of resource types. A
provider usually provides resources to manage a single cloud or on-premises
infrastructure platform. Providers are distributed separately from OpenTF
itself, but OpenTF can automatically install most providers when initializing
infrastructure platform. Providers are distributed separately from OpenTofu
itself, but OpenTofu can automatically install most providers when initializing
a working directory.
In order to manage resources, a module must specify which providers it
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ For more information, see:
providers a module uses.
- [Provider Configuration](/docs/language/providers/configuration), for configuring provider settings.
OpenTF usually automatically determines which provider to use based on a
OpenTofu usually automatically determines which provider to use based on a
resource type's name. (By convention, resource type names start with their
provider's preferred local name.) When using multiple configurations of a
provider (or non-preferred local provider names), you must use the `provider`
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ selected resource type. The resource type's documentation lists which arguments
are available and how their values should be formatted.
The values for resource arguments can make full use of
[expressions](/docs/language/expressions) and other dynamic OpenTF
[expressions](/docs/language/expressions) and other dynamic OpenTofu
language features.
There are also some _meta-arguments_ that are defined by OpenTF itself
There are also some _meta-arguments_ that are defined by OpenTofu itself
and apply across all resource types. (See [Meta-Arguments](#meta-arguments) below.)
### Documentation for Resource Types
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Most publicly available providers are distributed on the
[Public Terraform Registry](https://registry.terraform.io/browse/providers), which also
hosts their documentation. When viewing a provider's page on the OpenTF
hosts their documentation. When viewing a provider's page on the OpenTofu
Registry, you can click the "Documentation" link in the header to browse its
documentation. Provider documentation on the registry is versioned, and you can
use the dropdown version menu in the header to switch which version's
@@ -106,20 +106,20 @@ To browse the publicly available providers and their documentation, see the
[Public Terraform Registry](https://registry.terraform.io/browse/providers).
:::note
Provider documentation previously existed as part of OpenTF's core documentation. Although some provider documentation
Provider documentation previously existed as part of OpenTofu's core documentation. Although some provider documentation
might still be hosted here, the Public Terraform Registry is now the main home for all
public provider docs.
:::
## Resource Behavior
For more information about how OpenTF manages resources when applying a
For more information about how OpenTofu manages resources when applying a
configuration, see
[Resource Behavior](/docs/language/resources/behavior).
## Meta-Arguments
The OpenTF language defines several meta-arguments, which can be used with
The OpenTofu language defines several meta-arguments, which can be used with
any resource type to change the behavior of resources.
The following meta-arguments are documented on separate pages: