Config-driven import block terraform

Declarative import; -generate-config-out scaffolds HCL for the imported object

cat > import.tf <<'EOF'
import {
  to = aws_instance.web
  id = "<id>"
}
EOF
terraform plan -generate-config-out=generated.tf

#terraform #gitops #cloud

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Refactor with moved block cat >> moved.tf <<'EOF' moved { from = aws_instance.web to = aws_instance.app } EOF Replace resource (modern taint) terraform apply -replace='aws_instance.web' Surgical targeted plan terraform plan -target='module.db.aws_db_instance.main' Refresh-only plan (detect drift) terraform plan -refresh-only Migrate backend on init terraform init -migrate-state -backend-config=backend.hcl