Automatically copy existing state to a new backend without prompting.
Section: Providers and Backend Migration
Force-copy backend state
bash
bash
terraform init -force-copyExplanation
Automatically copy existing state to a new backend without prompting.
Learn the surrounding workflow
Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Providers and Backend Migration
Migrate state during init
Move state to a newly configured backend during re-init.
Readonly provider lock file
Use providers from the dependency lock file without updating it.
Remote backend snippet
Example backend configuration for HCP Terraform remote state and runs.
List workspaces
Show available Terraform CLI workspaces for the current configuration.
Import existing object
Associate an existing infrastructure object with a resource address in state.
Pull raw state JSON
Download the latest state and write it to a local file.