You have just developed a new Terraform configuration for two virtual machines with a cloud provider. You would like to create the infrastructure for the first time. Which Terraform command should you

The correct answer is B. terraform init. B (terraform init) - Must be run first to initialize the Terraform working directory, download providers, and configure the backend. A (terraform apply) - Requires initialization first, so it cannot be run before terraform init. C (terraform plan) - Also requires terraform init f

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You have just developed a new Terraform configuration for two virtual machines with a cloud provider. You would like to create the infrastructure for the first time. Which Terraform command should you run first?

Options

Aterraform apply
Bterraform init
Cterraform plan
Dterraform show

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

Explanation

B (terraform init) - Must be run first to initialize the Terraform working directory, download providers, and configure the backend. A (terraform apply) - Requires initialization first, so it cannot be run before terraform init. C (terraform plan) - Also requires terraform init first to generate a plan. D (terraform show) - Displays the state, not relevant for first-time deployment.

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#Terraform workflow#terraform init#Initialization#CLI commands

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