CV0-004 Deployment Practice Question
A cloud engineer is managing infrastructure as code using Terraform. Which command should be run to preview changes before applying them to the cloud environment?
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Why each option matters
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terraform plan
The terraform plan command creates an execution plan, showing what actions Terraform will take to change the infrastructure. It is used as a dry run before applying changes.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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terraform apply
Why it's wrong here
This command applies the changes and does not preview them separately.
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terraform destroy
Why it's wrong here
This command destroys the infrastructure and does not preview.
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terraform plan
Why this is correct
Correct. It shows the execution plan without making any changes.
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terraform init
Why it's wrong here
This command initializes the working directory and downloads providers but does not preview changes.
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