apply

Usage

• terraform apply is a command used in the Terraform infrastructure-as-code tool to apply changes to the infrastructure defined in a Terraform configuration.
• It reads the configuration files and creates, updates, or deletes the resources necessary to match the desired state.
• The apply command should be used after running terraform plan to preview the changes that will be made.
• Running apply without first running plan can result in unintended changes to the infrastructure.
• Planning modes and planning options apply as used for terraform plan command

Saved plan mode

• terraform init -input=false to initialize the working directory.
• terraform plan -out=tfplan -input=false to create a plan and save it to the local file tfplan.
• terraform apply -input=false tfplan to apply the plan stored in the file tfplan.

Options

include general options from terraform plan

-auto-approve

• The auto-approve option in terraform apply skips the interactive plan approval step, making it useful for automation scripts.
• Example: terraform apply -auto-approve
• This option bypasses safety checks and should only be used in confident situations.