A developer is working on a Terraform configuration that uses an S3 backend. They have a `backend.tfvars` file with the bucket name and key. They run `terraform init` and it works. Later, they modify the `backend.tfvars` file to point to a different S3 bucket. When they run `terraform plan`, it still uses the old bucket. What should they do?

Run `terraform plan -backend-config=backend.tfvars` to apply the new backend configuration.

Manually edit the `.terraform/terraform.tfstate` file to update the backend settings.

Run `terraform init -backend-config=backend.tfvars` to reinitialize with the new backend configuration.

Run `terraform refresh -backend-config=backend.tfvars` to update the backend.

A practitioner has just cloned a Terraform configuration from a version control repository and wants to run terraform plan. What is the primary reason terraform init must be run first in this directory?

To validate the syntax of all .tf files and report any errors before planning.

To refresh the state file with the latest real-world infrastructure status.

To download and install the required provider plugins and set up the backend for the configuration.

To generate an execution plan that shows what changes will be made.

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A developer is working on a Terraform configuration that uses an S3 backend. They have a `backend.tfvars` file with the bucket name and key. They run `terraform init` and it works. Later, they modify the `backend.tfvars` file to point to a different S3 bucket. When they run `terraform plan`, it still uses the old bucket. What should they do?
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A practitioner has just cloned a Terraform configuration from a version control repository and wants to run terraform plan. What is the primary reason terraform init must be run first in this directory?
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A practitioner has just cloned a Terraform configuration from a version control repository and wants to run terraform plan. What is the primary reason terraform init must be run first in this directory?

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