Terraform CLI Cheat Sheet/Format recursively

Format Terraform files in current directory and subdirectories.

Section: Formatting and Validation

Format recursively

bash
bash
terraform fmt -recursive
Explanation

Format Terraform files in current directory and subdirectories.

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