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page_title: Resources Landing Page - Configuration Language
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# Resources Landing Page

To improve navigation, we've split the old Resources page into several smaller
pages.

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## Syntax and Elements of Resource Blocks

This information has moved to
[Resource Blocks](/language/resources/syntax).

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## Details of Resource Behavior

This information has moved to
[Resource Behavior](/language/resources/behavior).

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## Resource Meta-Arguments

Each resource meta-argument has moved to its own page:

- [`depends_on`](/language/meta-arguments/depends_on)
- [`count`](/language/meta-arguments/count)
- [`for_each`](/language/meta-arguments/for_each)
- [`provider`](/language/meta-arguments/resource-provider)
- [`lifecycle`](/language/meta-arguments/lifecycle)
- [Provisioners](/language/resources/provisioners/syntax)

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### `depends_on`

This information has moved to
[`depends_on`](/language/meta-arguments/depends_on).

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### `count`

This information has moved to
[`count`](/language/meta-arguments/count).

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### `for_each`

This information has moved to
[`for_each`](/language/meta-arguments/for_each).

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### `provider`

This information has moved to
[`provider`](/language/meta-arguments/resource-provider).

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### `lifecycle`

This information has moved to
[`lifecycle`](/language/meta-arguments/lifecycle).

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### Provisioners

This information has moved to
[Provisioners](/language/resources/provisioners/syntax).

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