diff --git a/website/docs/import/usage.html.md b/website/docs/import/usage.html.md index 3d6aa8c4e2..717635a77e 100644 --- a/website/docs/import/usage.html.md +++ b/website/docs/import/usage.html.md @@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ resource configuration: $ terraform import aws_instance.example i-abcd1234 ``` -This command locates the AWS instance with ID `i-abcd1234` and attaches -its existing settings, as described by the EC2 API, to the name -`aws_instance.example` in the Terraform state. +This command locates the AWS instance with ID `i-abcd1234`. Then it attaches +the existing settings of the instance, as described by the EC2 API, to the +name `aws_instance.example` of a module. In this example the module path +implies that the root module is used. Finally, the mapping is saved in the +Terraform state. -It is also possible to import to resources in child modules and to single -instances of a resource with `count` set. See +It is also possible to import to resources in child modules, using their paths, +and to single instances of a resource with `count` or `for_each` set. See [_Resource Addressing_](/docs/internals/resource-addressing.html) for more details on how to specify a target resource.