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Terraform Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for Terraform, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- Basics
- Providers
- Resources
- Variables
- Outputs
- State
- Modules
- Data Sources
- Lifecycle
- Common Patterns
Core Workflow
terraform init # install providers & modules
terraform plan # preview changes
terraform apply # apply changes
terraform destroy # tear down all resources
Essential Commands
terraform init | Initialize working directory, download providers |
terraform plan | Show execution plan without applying |
terraform apply | Apply changes to infrastructure |
terraform destroy | Destroy all managed resources |
terraform fmt | Format `.tf` files to canonical style |
terraform validate | Check configuration syntax |
terraform show | Display current state or plan |
terraform output | Print output values |
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