Terraform Validate Command
Terraform configuration files’ syntax and structure are checked using the ‘terraform validate’ command. It does so without really deploying any infrastructure resources, but by just checking your configuration files for mistakes. This command performs a static analysis on your code to make sure it follows the desired structure and sticks to the proper syntax.
Syntax:
Let’s understand the basic syntax for the ‘terraform validate’ command:
terraform validate [options] [DIR]
- [options]: This is a optional command-line flags which we can use with the terraform validate command.
- [DIR]: This is a optional directory path which contains all the Terraform configuration files. If nothing is specified, by default it considers it to be the current directory.
Terraform Validate Command
When we talk about an open-source infrastructure as a code (IaC) tool Terraform automatically comes into the picture. Terraform allows declarative definition and provisioning of infrastructure resources. The Terraform command-line interface (CLI) allows you to establish and maintain your infrastructure across several cloud providers after defining it using a straightforward and legible configuration language. ‘terraform validate’ is one of the most important commands in the workflow. We will go over the ‘terraform validate’ command in-depth and provide some useful examples in this article.