Which of the following is a recommended style convention for Terraform configuration files?

Order arguments within a block alphabetically

Align equals signs across adjacent lines

Place all resource blocks in a single file named main.tf

Use single quotes for all string values

A developer is working on a Terraform configuration that uses a mix of single-line and multi-line resource blocks. They want to ensure the configuration adheres to the canonical style, but they are unsure whether terraform fmt will change the structure of their resource blocks. They want to preview the changes before applying them. What should they do?

Run terraform plan and review the plan output

Run terraform fmt -diff and review the output

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3g Apply Formatting and Style Adjustments to a Configuration TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 2)

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Questions 6–10

6foundation · easy
A developer wants to automatically reformat all Terraform configuration files in the current directory to follow the canonical style. Which command accomplishes this?
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7foundation · easy
Which of the following is a recommended style convention for Terraform configuration files?
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8application · medium
A developer has a Terraform project with the main configuration in the root directory and several modules in a subdirectory called 'modules/'. The developer only wants to format the files inside the 'modules/' directory, not the root files. Which command should they run from the project root?
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9expert · hard
A developer is working on a Terraform configuration that uses a mix of single-line and multi-line resource blocks. They want to ensure the configuration adheres to the canonical style, but they are unsure whether terraform fmt will change the structure of their resource blocks. They want to preview the changes before applying them. What should they do?
Select an answer first
10foundation · easy
A developer wants to verify that all Terraform files in the current directory are formatted correctly without making any changes. Which command should be used?
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Questions 6–10

A developer wants to automatically reformat all Terraform configuration files in the current directory to follow the canonical style. Which command accomplishes this?

Which of the following is a recommended style convention for Terraform configuration files?

A developer has a Terraform project with the main configuration in the root directory and several modules in a subdirectory called 'modules/'. The developer only wants to format the files inside the 'modules/' directory, not the root files. Which command should they run from the project root?

A developer wants to verify that all Terraform files in the current directory are formatted correctly without making any changes. Which command should be used?

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