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Co-authored-by: Damian Stasik <920747+damianstasik@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Roman Grinovski <roman.grinovski@gmail.com>
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description: >-
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Learn commands that help validate, format, and upgrade code written in the
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OpenTofu Configuration Language.
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# Writing and Modifying OpenTofu Code
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The [OpenTofu language](/docs/language) is OpenTofu's primary
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user interface, and all of OpenTofu's workflows rely on configurations written
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in the OpenTofu language.
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OpenTofu CLI includes several commands to make OpenTofu code more convenient
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to work with. Integrating these commands into your editing workflow can
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potentially save you time and effort.
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- [The `tofu console` command](/docs/cli/commands/console) starts an
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interactive shell for evaluating OpenTofu
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[expressions](/docs/language/expressions), which can be a faster way
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to verify that a particular resource argument results in the value you expect.
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- [The `tofu fmt` command](/docs/cli/commands/fmt) rewrites OpenTofu
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configuration files to a canonical format and style, so you don't have to
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waste time making minor adjustments for readability and consistency. It works
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well as a pre-commit hook in your version control system.
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- [The `tofu validate` command](/docs/cli/commands/validate) validates the
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syntax and arguments of the OpenTofu configuration files in a directory,
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including argument and attribute names and types for resources and modules.
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The `plan` and `apply` commands automatically validate a configuration before
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performing any other work, so `validate` isn't a crucial part of the core
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workflow, but it can be very useful as a pre-commit hook or as part of a
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continuous integration pipeline.
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