Terraform CLI

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Setup

First installation

  • Follow the procedure given in the Downloads page (will depend on the operating system)

Upgrade

  • Read the information given in the Upgrade Guides page (will depend on the version numbers)

Getting started

commands

Generic commands

Command
Action

terraform --version

Prints the Terraform version

terraform [command] --help

Prints help message (general or specific to a command)

terraform apply

Builds or changes infrastructure

terraform destroy

Destroys Terraform-managed infrastructure

terraform fmt

Formats Terraform code

terraform init

Initializes a Terraform working directory

terraform plan

Generates and shows an execution plan

terraform show

Displays human-readable output from a state or plan file

terraform state

Uses state to display resources

terraform validate

Validates the Terraform files

Examples

# displays the list of resources managed in the workspace
terraform state list

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