Which of the following Terraform commands will automatically refresh the state unless supplied with additional flags or arguments? (Choose TWO correct answers)

The correct answer is A. terraform plan C. terraform apply. terraform plan and terraform apply both perform an automatic state refresh by default before executing, reconciling Terraform's recorded state with the actual state of real infrastructure. This ensures the execution plan is based on current real-world conditions. terraform…

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Question

Which of the following Terraform commands will automatically refresh the state unless supplied with additional flags or arguments? (Choose TWO correct answers)

Options

Aterraform plan
Bterraform state
Cterraform apply
Dterraform validate
Eterraform output

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A
91% (32)
B
6% (2)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

terraform plan and terraform apply both perform an automatic state refresh by default before executing, reconciling Terraform's recorded state with the actual state of real infrastructure. This ensures the execution plan is based on current real-world conditions. terraform validate only checks the configuration syntax and structure - it does not interact with the state or providers. terraform state is a subcommand group for manual state manipulation and does not auto-refresh. terraform output reads values from the existing state file without refreshing it.

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#Terraform CLI#State Refresh#terraform plan#terraform apply

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