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TA-002-P · Question #248

After executing a terraform apply, you notice that a resource has a tilde (~) next to it. What does this infer?

The correct answer is A. The resource will be updated in place.. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Use the Terraform CLI (terraform plan, apply, destroy, fmt, init, validate, workspace, import, taint, providers, output)

Question

After executing a terraform apply, you notice that a resource has a tilde (~) next to it. What does this infer?

Options

  • AThe resource will be updated in place.
  • BThe resource will be created.
  • CTerraform can't determine how to proceed due to a problem with the state file.
  • DThe resource will be destroyed and recreated.

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    87% (33)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Topics

#Terraform CLI#Resource lifecycle#Plan output symbols#In-place update

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