Initialize modules and providers without configuring remote/backend state.
Section: Getting Started
Init without backend
bash
bash
terraform init -backend=falseExplanation
Initialize modules and providers without configuring remote/backend state.
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Reconfigure backend
Reinitialize backend configuration without migrating existing state automatically.
Initialize working directory
Install required providers and modules and initialize backend configuration.
Init and upgrade providers/modules
Upgrade providers and modules to newest allowed versions during initialization.
Show Terraform version
Print the installed Terraform CLI version and provider versions in use.