Which command saves a Terraform plan to a file for later application?

terraform plan -out=plan.tfplan

terraform apply -out=plan.tfplan

terraform plan -save=plan.tfplan

A company uses Terraform in CI/CD. They want to automatically approve and apply changes only when the plan shows no destructive actions. How can they achieve this?

Use `terraform plan -refresh-only` to avoid destructive changes.

Parse the plan output for `-/+` or `-` symbols and fail the pipeline if found.

Set the environment variable `TF_PLAN_DESTRUCTIVE=0`.

Run `terraform plan -out=plan.tfplan` and always apply it.

A user runs `terraform plan` and sees that a resource is marked with `-/+` and the reason is "attribute changed: ami". What does this indicate?

The AMI change will cause the resource to be destroyed only.

The AMI change forces the instance to be replaced.

The AMI change can be applied in-place.

The AMI change will be ignored by Terraform.

A team wants to ensure that the exact changes reviewed in a plan are applied later, even if the configuration or state changes in the meantime. What should they do?

Save the plan with `terraform plan -out=plan.tfplan` and later run `terraform apply plan.tfplan`.

Copy the plan output and manually recreate the changes later.

Run `terraform plan -refresh=false` and then `terraform apply` without saving.

Run `terraform apply` immediately after `terraform plan` in the same command.

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3d Generate and Review an Execution Plan for Terraform TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 5)

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21foundation · easy
Which command saves a Terraform plan to a file for later application?
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22application · medium
A company uses Terraform in CI/CD. They want to automatically approve and apply changes only when the plan shows no destructive actions. How can they achieve this?
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23application · medium
A user runs `terraform plan` and sees that a resource is marked with `-/+` and the reason is "attribute changed: ami". What does this indicate?
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24application · medium
A team wants to ensure that the exact changes reviewed in a plan are applied later, even if the configuration or state changes in the meantime. What should they do?
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25foundation · medium
During a terraform plan, you see the following line in the resource actions section: 'aws_instance.web will be updated in-place'. Which symbol set would appear next to the resource address to indicate this action?
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