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docs	Command: get	docs-commands-get	The `terraform get` command is used to download and update modules.

Command: get

The terraform get command is used to download and update modules mentioned in the root module.

Usage

Usage: terraform get [options] [dir]

The modules are downloaded into a local .terraform folder. This folder should not be committed to version control. The .terraform folder is created relative to your current working directory regardless of the dir argument given to this command.

If a module is already downloaded and the -update flag is not set, Terraform will do nothing. As a result, it is safe (and fast) to run this command multiple times.

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

• -update - If specified, modules that are already downloaded will be checked for updates and the updates will be downloaded if present.
• dir - Sets the path of the root module.