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Update documentation for state mv command to clarify use of backup and backup-out options

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also accepts the option
[`-ignore-remote-version`](/docs/language/settings/backends/remote.html#command-line-arguments).
The legacy options [`-backup` and `-backup-out`](/docs/language/settings/backends/local.html#command-line-arguments)
operate on a local state file only. Configurations using
[the `remote` backend](/docs/language/settings/backends/remote.html)
must specify a local state file with the [`-state`](/docs/language/settings/backends/local.html#command-line-arguments)
option in order to use the [`-backup` and `-backup-out`](/docs/language/settings/backends/local.html#command-line-arguments)
options.
For configurations using
[the `local` state mv](/docs/language/settings/backends/local.html) only,
`terraform taint` also accepts the legacy options
[`-state`, `-state-out`, and `-backup`](/docs/language/settings/backends/local.html#command-line-arguments).
`terraform state mv` also accepts the legacy options
[`-state`, `-state-out`, `-backup`, and `-backup-out`](/docs/language/settings/backends/local.html#command-line-arguments).
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