Terraform CLI Cheat Sheet/Refresh-only plan

Compare state with remote objects and update state without proposing config changes.

Section: Plan and Apply

Refresh-only plan

bash
bash
terraform plan -refresh-only
Explanation

Compare state with remote objects and update state without proposing config changes.

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