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[Sticky] Terraform top 100 commands

 
Terraform
Last Post by Devops-admin 2 years ago
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 Devops-admin
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Topic starter 22/11/2023 3:00 pm  
  • Initialize Terraform Configuration:

    terraform init
  • Validate Terraform Configuration:

    terraform validate
  • Plan Terraform Configuration:

     
    terraform plan
  • Apply Terraform Configuration:

     
    terraform apply
  • Destroy Resources:

     
    terraform destroy
  • Show Terraform State:

     
    terraform show
  • Refresh Terraform State:

     
    terraform refresh
  • Import Existing Infrastructure:

     
    terraform import <resource_type>.<resource_name> <existing_id>
  • Output Values:

     
    terraform output
  • List Resources in State:

     
    terraform state list
  • Taint a Resource:

     
    terraform taint <resource_type>.<resource_name>
  • Untaint a Resource:

     
    terraform untaint <resource_type>.<resource_name>
  • Graph Terraform Resources:

     
    terraform graph | dot -Tpng > graph.png
  • Workspace Commands:

    terraform workspace list
    terraform workspace new <workspace_name>
    terraform workspace select <workspace_name>
    terraform workspace delete <workspace_name>
  • Input Variables:

     
    terraform apply -var="key=value"
  • Backend Configuration:

     
    terraform init -backend-config="key=value"
  • Format Terraform Configuration:

     
    terraform fmt
  • Validate Provider Plugins:

     
    terraform providers
  • Import Modules:

     
    terraform get -update
  • State Pull and Push:

     
    terraform state pull > terraform.tfstate
    terraform state push terraform.tfstate
  • Upgrade Providers:

     
    terraform init -upgrade
  • Set Environment Variables:

    export TF_VAR_variable_name=value
  • Lock Terraform State:

     
    terraform state lock <lock_id>
  • Unlock Terraform State:

     
    terraform state unlock <lock_id>
  • Run Subcommands in Parallel:

     
    terraform -parallelism=n <command>
  • Version of Terraform:

     
    terraform version
  • Force Unlock Terraform State:

     
    terraform force-unlock <lock_id>
  • Init with Backend Configuration:

     
    terraform init -backend-config=backend.hcl
  • Apply Specific Resource:

     
    terraform apply -target=<resource_type>.<resource_name>
  • Destroy Specific Resource:

     
    terraform destroy -target=<resource_type>.<resource_name>
  • Remote State Configuration:

     
    terraform remote config
  • Init from a Module Source:

     
    terraform init -from-module=<module_source>
  • Get Module:

     
    terraform get
  • Check and Print Terraform Configuration Files:

    terraform fmt -check
    terraform fmt -write=true
  • State Migrate:

     
    terraform state mv <from> <to>
  • Output JSON:

     
    terraform output -json
  • Locking Management Commands:

     
    terraform state list
    terraform state show <resource_type>.<resource_name>
  • Set Backend Configuration:

     
    terraform init -backend-config=backend.hcl
  • Run Provisioner Locally:

     
    terraform provisioners <resource_type>.<resource_name>
  • Get Resource Address:

     
    terraform show -json | jq '.values.root_module.resources[].address'
  • Create Resource Import Script:

     
    terraform import -backup=path/terraform.tfstate <resource_type>.<resource_name> <resource_id>
  • Read Input Variables from File:

    terraform apply -var-file=variables.tfvars
  • Lock Infrastructure State:

    terraform apply -lock=true
  • Unlock Infrastructure State:

     
    terraform apply -lock=false
  • Detailed Output:

     
    terraform apply -detailed-exitcode
  • Set Input Variable Defaults:

     
    terraform apply -var="variable_name=value"
  • Get Resource Dependencies:

     
    terraform graph | dot -Tpng > graph.png
  • Copy Files from Local to Remote:

     
    terraform apply -var='copy_files=true'
  • Local Variables:

     
    terraform apply -var='local_var=value'
  • Enable State Snapshots:

     
    terraform apply -refresh=true

Adjust these commands based on your specific Terraform configurations and requirements.

 
  • Backend Initialization:

     
    terraform init -backend=true
  • Override Variable Interactively:

     
    terraform apply -var='variable_name=?'
  • Disable Colorized Output:

     
    terraform init -no-color
  • Backend Initialization from Configuration File:

     
    terraform init -backend-config=backend-config.tf
  • Lock Timeout Duration:

     
    terraform apply -lock-timeout=5m
  • Detailed Resource Changes:

     
    terraform apply -detailed-exitcode
  • Resource Dependencies in Graph Format:

     
    terraform graph | dot -Tsvg > graph.svg
  • Parallelism during Apply:

    terraform apply -parallelism=10
  • Resource Import with Custom ID:

     
    terraform import -backup=path/terraform.tfstate <resource_type>.<resource_name> <custom_id>
  • Variable Description:

     
    terraform apply -var='variable_name=value' -var-description='Description of variable'
  • Refresh and Update State:

     
    terraform apply -refresh=true -update=true
  • Check Only During Plan:

     
    terraform plan -detailed-exitcode
  • Create Resource Import Script with Backup:

     
    terraform import -backup=path/terraform.tfstate <resource_type>.<resource_name> <resource_id>
  • Output Variable Value:

     
    terraform output variable_name
  • Unset Input Variables:

     
    terraform apply -var='variable_name='
  • Backup Terraform State:

     
    terraform state backup > terraform_state_backup
  • Plan Output to File:

     
    terraform plan -out=tfplan
  • Display Plan Output File:

     
    terraform show tfplan
  • Input Variable from File:

     
    terraform apply -var-file=variables.tfvars
  • Revert to Specific Terraform State:

     
    terraform state push terraform_state_backup
  • Run Terraform from Specific Directory:

     
    terraform init /path/to/config
  • Output Variables to JSON File:

     
    terraform output -json > output.json
  • Apply Without Approval Prompt:

     
    terraform apply -auto-approve
  • Input Variable from Environment Variable:

     
    export TF_VAR_variable_name=value
  • Override Variable File:

     
    terraform apply -var-file=override.tfvars
  • Provision Resources and Run Commands:

     
    terraform apply -provision
  • Generate Config from Existing Resources:

     
    terraform show -no-color > existing_config.tf
  • Disable Parallelism:

     
    terraform apply -parallelism=1
  • Destroy and Suppress Confirmation:

     
    terraform destroy -auto-approve
  • Plan Output to Specific File:

     
    terraform plan -out=tfplan
  • Force Remote State Configuration:

     
    terraform remote config -force-copy
  • Apply Plan from File:

     
    terraform apply tfplan
  • Detailed Resource Output:

     
    terraform show -no-color -json
  • Backup and Restore State:

     
    terraform state pull > terraform_state_backup
    terraform state push terraform_state_backup
  • Specific Variable File:

     
    terraform apply -var-file=specific.tfvars
  • Check for Changes in Specific Module:

     
    terraform plan -target=module.module_name
  • Override Variable and Show Plan Output:

     
    terraform apply -var='variable_name=value' -detailed-exitcode
  • Display Output in JSON Format:

     
    terraform output -json
  • Override Variable Interactively during Apply:

     
    terraform apply -var='variable_name=?'
  • Output to Specific File:

     
    terraform output -json > output.json
  • Graph with Specific Output Format:

     
    terraform graph | dot -Tpng > graph.png
  • Print Configuration:

     
    terraform show -no-color
  • Resource Changes Summary:

     
    terraform show -no-color -module-depth=-1
  • Plan Output with Compact Display:

     
    terraform show -no-color -compact
  • Destroy with Specific Resource Target:

     
    terraform destroy -target=resource_type.resource_name
  • Detailed Changes with Dependencies:

     
    terraform plan -detailed-exitcode -refresh=true
  • Lock Timeout with Specific Duration:

     
    terraform apply -lock-timeout=10s
  • Output to Environment Variable:

     
    export TF_VAR_output_variable=$(terraform output output_variable_name)
  • Override Backend Configuration:

     
    terraform init -backend-config=backend-config.tf
  • Override Resource Configuration: bash terraform apply -var='variable_name=value' -replace=resource_type.resource_name

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