Infrastructure · Flashcard
What does the terraform import command do?
- ABrings an existing real resource under Terraform management by recording it in state
- BCreates a brand new resource from configuration and records it in the state file
- CCopies a resource definition from another module into the current configuration
- DDownloads a published module from the Registry into the working directory tree
Why this is the answer
import adopts an already-existing object so Terraform starts managing it in state. It does not create anything new — that is what apply does.
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