terraform apply will fail if you have not run terraform plan first to update the plan output.

The correct answer is B. False. terraform apply can run without explicitly running terraform plan first. Running terraform plan before apply is recommended but not mandatory. If no plan file is provided, terraform apply automatically creates and executes a plan before applying changes.

Submitted by paula_co· Apr 18, 2026Use Terraform CLI

Question

terraform apply will fail if you have not run terraform plan first to update the plan output.

Options

ATrue
BFalse

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A
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B
88% (36)

Explanation

terraform apply can run without explicitly running terraform plan first. Running terraform plan before apply is recommended but not mandatory. If no plan file is provided, terraform apply automatically creates and executes a plan before applying changes.

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#terraform apply#terraform plan#CLI workflow

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