Running terraform fmt without any flags in a directory with Terraform configuration files check the formatting of those files without changing their contents.

The correct answer is B. False. Running terraform fmt without any flags in a directory with Terraform configuration files will not check the formatting of those files without changing their contents, but will actually rewrite them to a canonical format and style. If you want to check the formatting without maki

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Running terraform fmt without any flags in a directory with Terraform configuration files check the formatting of those files without changing their contents.

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ATrue
BFalse

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A
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B
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Explanation

Running terraform fmt without any flags in a directory with Terraform configuration files will not check the formatting of those files without changing their contents, but will actually rewrite them to a canonical format and style. If you want to check the formatting without making changes, you need to use the -check flag.

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