Terraform Init Command

Initialize a Terraform working directory with proper backend configuration.

Usage

/tf-init                          # Basic init with upgrade
/tf-init -reconfigure            # Reconfigure backend
/tf-init key=prod.tfstate        # Backend config override

What This Command Does

1. Detects current working directory
2. Checks for existing .terraform directory
3. Runs terraform init with appropriate flags
4. Handles backend configuration
5. Reports initialization status

Execution Steps

Step 1: Check Environment

# Verify terraform is available
terraform version

# Check for existing config
ls -la *.tf 2>/dev/null || echo "No .tf files found"

Step 2: Run Init

# Basic init with upgrade
terraform init -upgrade

# With backend config (if provided)
terraform init -upgrade -backend-config="key=${ARGS}"

# Reconfigure (if -reconfigure flag)
terraform init -reconfigure

Step 3: Validate

# Verify initialization
terraform validate

Common Options

Option	Description
-upgrade	Upgrade providers and modules
-reconfigure	Reconfigure backend, ignoring existing
-migrate-state	Migrate state to new backend
-backend-config=KEY=VALUE	Override backend config
-backend=false	Skip backend initialization

Examples

Initialize New Project

terraform init -upgrade

Change Backend Configuration

terraform init -reconfigure -backend-config="key=prod.tfstate"

Migrate to New Backend

terraform init -migrate-state

Troubleshooting

Backend Configuration Error

# Remove existing backend config
rm -rf .terraform
terraform init

Provider Download Failure

# Clear provider cache
rm -rf .terraform/providers
terraform init -upgrade