Terraform CLI Cheat Sheet/Default extra CLI args

Inject default arguments for a specific Terraform subcommand.

Section: Variables and Environment

Default extra CLI args

bash
bash
export TF_CLI_ARGS_plan='-lock-timeout=60s'
Explanation

Inject default arguments for a specific Terraform subcommand.

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