Description:

  • Creates an execution plan
    • lets you preview the changes that Terraform plans to make to your infrastructure.
  • By default, when Terraform creates a plan it:
    • Reads the current state of any already-existing remote objects to make sure that the Terraform state is up-to-date.
    • Compares the current configuration to the prior state and noting any differences.
    • Proposes a set of change actions that should, if applied, make the remote objects match the configuration.
  • Does not actually carry out the proposed changes
    • use this command to check whether the proposed changes match what you expected

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