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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-05-31 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-guide.md

Summary

Added PDF link reference, restructured sections, and updated documentation links

Security assessment

Structural changes and link updates without security content modifications. The mentioned mentioned (cfn-lint) were already referenced in previous versions.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-guide.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-guide.md
index 7f6abc0e2..9925175b3 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-guide.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/template-guide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[](/pdfs/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-ug.pdf#template-guide "Open PDF")
+
@@ -42 +44,3 @@ This section provides a comprehensive guide on how to use the different sections
-  * [Get exported outputs](./using-cfn-stack-exports.html)
+  * [Get AWS values](./pseudo-parameter-reference.html)
+
+  * [Get stack outputs](./using-cfn-stack-exports.html)
@@ -50,3 +54 @@ This section provides a comprehensive guide on how to use the different sections
-  * [Deploy Windows-based stacks](./cfn-windows-stacks.html)
-
-  * [Create reusable resource configurations with modules](./modules.html)
+  * [Windows-based stacks](./cfn-windows-stacks.html)
@@ -55,0 +58,2 @@ This section provides a comprehensive guide on how to use the different sections
+  * [Create reusable resource configurations with modules](./modules.html)
+
@@ -83 +87 @@ For more complex validations and best practice checks, you can use additional to
-  * [CloudFormation Linter (cfn-lint)](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint) – Validate templates against the [resource provider schemas](./resource-type-schemas.html). Includes checking valid values for resource properties and best practices.
+  * [CloudFormation Linter (cfn-lint)](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint) – Validate templates against the [CloudFormation resource provider schemas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/resource-type-schemas.html). Includes checking valid values for resource properties and best practices.
@@ -109 +113 @@ To get started with creating a CloudFormation template, follow these steps:
-As you write your templates, you can find documentation for the detailed syntax for different resource types in the [AWS resource and property types reference](./aws-template-resource-type-ref.html).
+As you write your templates, you can find documentation for the detailed syntax for different resource types in the [AWS resource and property types reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-template-resource-type-ref.html).
@@ -113 +117 @@ Often, your stack templates will require intrinsic functions to assign property
-  * [Intrinsic function reference](./intrinsic-function-reference.html) – Some commonly used intrinsic functions include:
+  * [Intrinsic function reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/intrinsic-function-reference.html) – Some commonly used intrinsic functions include:
@@ -123 +127 @@ Often, your stack templates will require intrinsic functions to assign property
-  * [Resource attribute reference](./aws-product-attribute-reference.html) – Some commonly used special attributes include:
+  * [Resource attribute reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-product-attribute-reference.html) – Some commonly used special attributes include: