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Lifecycle Management

terraform init

Initializes a working directory containing Terraform configuration files.

terraform plan

Creates an execution1 plan, showing what changes Terraform will make.

terraform apply

Executes the actions proposed in a Terraform plan.

terraform destroy

Destroys Terraform-managed infrastructure.

State Management

terraform state list

Lists resources currently tracked in the Terraform state.

terraform state show

Shows the attributes of a specific resource in the state.

terraform state mv

Moves an item in the state to a new address.

terraform state rm

Removes an item from the state.

terraform state pull

Downloads the state file from the remote backend.

terraform state push

Uploads a local state file to the remote backend.

Formatting and Validation

terraform fmt

Reformats Terraform configuration files to a canonical style.

terraform validate

Validates the syntax of Terraform configuration files.

Module Management

terraform get

Downloads and updates modules defined in the configuration.

terraform providers

Displays information about the providers used in the current configuration.

Workspace Management

terraform workspace list

Lists existing Terraform workspaces.

terraform workspace show

Shows the currently selected workspace.

terraform workspace select

Selects an existing workspace.

terraform workspace new

Creates a new workspace.

terraform workspace delete

Deletes a workspace.

Output and Import

terraform output

Shows the output values from the Terraform state.

terraform import

Imports an existing resource into Terraform management.

Other Useful Commands

terraform version

Shows the installed Terraform version.

terraform console

Opens an interactive console for evaluating Terraform expressions.

terraform taint

Marks a resource as tainted, forcing its replacement on the next apply.

terraform untaint

Removes the tainted status from a resource.

terraform debug

Enables debug logging.