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  The `terraform show` command is used to provide human-readable output from a state or plan file. This can be used to inspect a plan to ensure that the planned operations are expected, or to inspect the current state as Terraform sees it.
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# Command: show

The `terraform show` command is used to provide human-readable output
from a state or plan file. This can be used to inspect a plan to ensure
that the planned operations are expected, or to inspect the current state
as Terraform sees it.

## Usage

Usage: `terraform show [options] [path]`

You must may `show` with a path to either a Terraform state file or plan
file. If no path is specified, the current state will be shown.

The command-line flags are all optional. The list of available flags are:

* `-module-depth=n` - Specifies the depth of modules to show in the output.
  By default this is zero. -1 will expand all.

* `-no-color` - Disables output with coloring