The Ultimate Terraform Cheatsheet

Are you struggling to remember Terraform commands?

This PDF covers the most essential Terraform CLI commands. It's organized by topic and fully updated for Terraform v1.12+.

Keep it open while you build or debug infrastructure. Avoid Googling basic syntax or remembering rarely used flags. Learn Terraform structure and commands faster.

It's suitable for beginners who are learning Infrastructure as Code who want a printable reference.

What You’ll Get:

A curated cheatsheet covering:

• Setup & Initialization: terraform init, autocompletion, state migration
• Code Formatting & Validation: terraform fmt, validate, recursive checks
• Modules & Providers: get, providers, module updates
• Planning & Applying Changes: terraform plan, apply, -var, -target, and more
• State Management: terraform state commands for listing, moving, and replacing resources
• Terraform Cloud Authentication: login, logout
• Destroying Infrastructure: Fast, targeted destruction options
• Importing Existing Resources into Terraform-managed state
• Outputs & Interactive Console: View and test Terraform outputs and expressions
• Workspaces & Graphs: Multi-env support and dependency visualization

Each section is clearly labeled with emojis and headers for fast scanning.

About the Author

I’m a backend developer with 8+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot, Linux, and DevOps. I’ve published over 100 technical blog posts on medium.com. I spend my time learning modern technologies and turning that knowledge into clear, practical guides. I dedicate a lot of my time to learning and exploring new technologies. I love to spread knowledge about what I've learned. My goal is to help busy people improve their skills through focused, hands-on learning.