diff --git a/website/docs/commands/show.html.markdown b/website/docs/commands/show.html.markdown
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--- a/website/docs/commands/show.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/commands/show.html.markdown
@@ -14,23 +14,21 @@ that the planned operations are expected, or to inspect the current state
 as Terraform sees it.
 
 Machine-readable output is generated by adding the `-json` command-line
-flag. This is only available when using `show` with a path to a Terraform
-plan file.
+flag.
 
-**NOTE** 
-When using the `-json` command-line flag, any sensitive values in 
-terraform state will be displayed in plain text. For more information, see
-[_Sensitive Data in State_](/docs/state/sensitive-data.html).
+-> **Note:** When using the `-json` command-line flag, any sensitive values in
+Terraform state will be displayed in plain text. For more information, see
+[Sensitive Data in State](/docs/state/sensitive-data.html).
 
-## json output
+## JSON Output
 
-When `terraform show -json` is run with a path to a Terraform state file or no
-path, a json representation of the current state will be shown.
+For Terraform state files (including when no path is provided),
+`terraform show -json` will show a JSON representation of the state.
 
-When `terraform show -json` is run with a path to a Terraform plan file, a json
-representation of the plan, configuration, and current state will be shown.
+For Terraform plan files, `terraform show -json` will show a JSON representation
+of the plan, configuration, and current state.
 
-The output format is covered in detail in [_JSON Format_](/docs/internals/json-format.html). 
+The output format is covered in detail in [JSON Format](/docs/internals/json-format.html).
 
 ## Usage