Useful Terraform commands you need to know🔥

Terraform Initialization Commands:

1. Initialize Terraform: terraform init

   • Skip plugin installation: terraform init -get-plugins=false

   • Force plugin installation from a directory: terraform init -plugin-dir=PATH

   • Upgrade modules and plugins: terraform init -upgrade

2. Backend Configuration:

   • Update backend configuration: terraform init -migrate-state -force-copy

   • Skip backend configuration: terraform init -backend=false

   • Use local backend configuration: terraform init -backend-config=FILE

   • Change state lock timeout: terraform init -lock-timeout=120s

General Commands:

1. Terraform Version: terraform version

2. Download/Update Root Modules: terraform get -update=true

3. Open Interactive Terminal: terraform console

4. Create Dependency Diagram: terraform graph | dot -Tpng > graph.png

5. Format Code to HCL Standards: terraform fmt

6. Validate Code Syntax: terraform validate

7. Enable Tab Auto-completion: terraform -install-autocomplete

8. Provider Requirements: terraform providers

9. Login and Logout: terraform login / terraform logout

Planning Terraform:

1. Produce a Plan: terraform plan

   • Output plan for reference: terraform plan -out current.tfplan

   • Plan for destruction: terraform plan -destroy

   • Target a specific resource: terraform plan -target=ADDRESS

Applying Terraform:

1. Apply Current State: terraform apply

   • Use previously generated plan: terraform apply current.tfplan

   • Enable auto-approval: terraform apply -auto-approve

Managing Workspaces:

1. List Workspaces: terraform workspace list

2. Create New Workspace: terraform workspace new development

3. Select Workspace: terraform workspace select default

Managing Terraform State:

1. List Resources in State: terraform state list

2. Import Resource into State: terraform state import ADDRESS ID

3. Move Resource in State: terraform state mv SOURCE DESTINATION

4. Pull State: terraform state pull > terraform.tfstate

5. Push State: terraform state push PATH

6. Replace Resource Provider: terraform state replace-provider A B

7. Taint a Resource: terraform taint ADDRESS

8. Untaint a Resource: terraform untaint ADDRESS

9. Show Details of a Resource: terraform state show ADDRESS

Destroying Terraform:

• Destroy Managed Resources: terraform destroy

• Enable auto-approval: terraform destroy -auto-approve

Outputs:

1. List Outputs: terraform output

2. Output a Specific Value: terraform output NAME

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