What is not processed when running a terraform refresh?

The state file is actively read and updated by `terraform refresh` to reconcile it with the actual infrastructure.

The configuration file itself is not processed by `terraform refresh` to detect changes; the command focuses solely on synchronizing the state file with the remote infrastructure.

Terraform refresh uses existing configured credentials to interact with the cloud provider but does not re-process or re-evaluate the credential configuration defined in the Terraform files during the refresh operation.

Terraform refresh interacts with the cloud provider to fetch the current infrastructure state but does not re-process or re-evaluate the cloud provider's definition or configuration from the Terraform files.