Terraform fmt for formatting - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to format Terraform files using the correct command.

Terraform

terraform [1]

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Aapply

Binit

Cplan

Dfmt

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'apply' instead of 'fmt' which runs changes instead of formatting.

Using 'init' which initializes Terraform but does not format files.

The terraform fmt command formats Terraform configuration files to a canonical format and style.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to format Terraform files recursively in all subdirectories.

Terraform

terraform fmt [1]

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A-list

B-recursive

C-check

D-diff

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-list' which only lists files that would be formatted.

Using '-check' which only checks formatting without changing files.

The -recursive flag tells terraform fmt to format files in the current directory and all subdirectories.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to check formatting without changing files.

Terraform

terraform fmt [1]

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A-check

B-diff

C-write=true

D-recursive

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-write=true' which actually writes changes to files.

Using '-diff' which shows differences but does not check status.

The -check flag checks if files are formatted correctly without modifying them.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to format files and show differences without writing changes.

Terraform

terraform fmt [1] [2]

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A-diff

B-recursive

C-check

D-write=false

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-check' instead of '-diff' which only checks formatting.

Omitting '-recursive' which limits formatting to current folder.

Using -recursive formats all files in subdirectories, and -diff shows the differences without changing files.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to check formatting recursively and prevent writing changes.

Terraform

terraform fmt [1] [2] [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-recursive

B-check

C-write=false

D-diff

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-write=true' which would modify files.

Omitting '-recursive' which skips subfolders.

The flags -recursive, -check, and -write=false together check formatting in all folders without modifying files.