From 5a8c75574e7db7ee5c7c91556ae661a346956c0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: merlinz01 <158784988+merlinz01@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:13:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] add example of using slots to populate env vars from pillar

---
 salt/states/cmd.py | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/salt/states/cmd.py b/salt/states/cmd.py
index df0aec96ef8..f99db2562f1 100644
--- a/salt/states/cmd.py
+++ b/salt/states/cmd.py
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ To use it, one may pass it like this. Example:
       cmd.run:
         - env: {{ salt['pillar.get']('example:key', {}) }}
 
+Better yet, use the slots feature to insert the data at runtime and minimize pillar data exposure:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    printenv:
+      cmd.run:
+        - env: __slot__:salt:pillar.get(example:key)
+
 """
 
 import copy