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Terraform

Core Terraform commands for provisioning infrastructure, managing state and working with workspaces.

Init & Setup

terraform initInitialize working directory and download providers

terraform init -upgradeUpgrade providers to latest allowed versions

terraform providersShow providers required by the configuration

terraform versionPrint Terraform and provider versions

terraform fmtFormat .tf files to canonical style

terraform fmt -recursiveFormat all .tf files recursively

terraform validateValidate configuration syntax and internal consistency

terraform planPreview changes without applying

terraform plan -out=tfplanSave plan to file for deterministic apply

terraform plan -var 'key=value'Override a variable for this plan

terraform plan -var-file=prod.tfvarsLoad variables from a file

terraform applyApply changes (prompts for confirmation)

terraform apply tfplanApply a previously saved plan file

terraform apply -auto-approveApply without interactive confirmation

terraform apply -target=<resource>Apply only a specific resource

terraform refreshSync state with real infrastructure (deprecated: use apply -refresh-only)

terraform state listList all resources in the state file

terraform state show <resource>Show attributes of a specific resource

terraform state pullDownload and print the current remote state

terraform state push <file>Upload a local state file to the backend

terraform state mv <src> <dst>Move a resource within state (rename)

terraform state rm <resource>Remove a resource from state (without destroying)

terraform import <resource> <id>Import existing infrastructure into state

terraform moved { from = ... to = ... }Rename a resource in config and state

terraform workspace listList all workspaces

terraform workspace showShow the current workspace

terraform workspace new <name>Create and switch to a new workspace

terraform workspace select <name>Switch to an existing workspace

terraform workspace delete <name>Delete a workspace (must not be active)

terraform destroyDestroy all managed infrastructure

terraform destroy -target=<resource>Destroy only a specific resource

terraform destroy -auto-approveDestroy without confirmation prompt

terraform plan -destroyPreview what will be destroyed

terraform outputShow all root module outputs

terraform output <name>Show a specific output value

terraform output -jsonPrint outputs as JSON

terraform graph | dot -Tsvg > graph.svgGenerate a dependency graph

terraform consoleInteractive REPL for evaluating expressions