Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) software tool that can be used to provision the infrastructure of a cloud platform. It helps automate the infrastructure.
Terraform works with automation software like Ansible after infrastructure is ready and set up.
It is a simple file having .tf as an extension, no programming language is required to write the file, its own syntax is similar to JSON.
<h3 id="heading-terraform-commands">Terraform Commands</h3>
1) Terraform init: It initializes a working directory containing Terraform configuration files. This is the first command that should be run after writing a new Terraform configuration or cloning an existing one from version control.
2) Terraform validate: This command will verify whether the Terraform file is syntactically correct or not.
3) Terraform fmt: This will correctly format the file.
4) Terraform plan: This will show what steps will be taken to execute the file. If any error occurs it will appear here.
5) Terraform apply: This will execute the file and will create the resource for e.g - instance
6) Terraform destroy: This will destroy the instance.

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) software tool that can be used to provision the infrastructure of a cloud platform. It helps automate the infrastructure.

Terraform works with automation software like Ansible after infrastructure is ready and set up.

It is a simple file having .tf as an extension, no programming language is required to write the file, its own syntax is similar to JSON.

### **Terraform Commands**

1) **Terraform init**: It initializes a working directory containing Terraform configuration files. This is the first command that should be run after writing a new Terraform configuration or cloning an existing one from version control.

2) **Terraform validate:** This command will verify whether the Terraform file is syntactically correct or not.

3) **Terraform fmt**: This will correctly format the file.

**4) Terraform plan**: This will show what steps will be taken to execute the file. If any error occurs it will appear here.

5) **Terraform apply**: This will execute the file and will create the resource for e.g - instance

6) **Terraform destroy**: This will destroy the instance.

Introduction to Terraform

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Terraform Commands