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layout: "docs"
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page_title: "Environment Variables"
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sidebar_current: "docs-config-environment-variables"
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description: |-
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Terraform uses different environment variables that can be used to configure various aspects of how Terraform behaves. this section documents those variables, their potential values, and how to use them.
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# Environment Variables
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## TF_LOG
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If set to any value, enables detailed logs to appear on stderr which is useful for debugging. For example:
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```
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export TF_LOG=TRACE
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```
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To disable, either unset it or set it to empty. When unset, logging will default to stderr. For example:
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```
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export TF_LOG=
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```
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For more on debugging Terraform, check out the section on [Debugging](/docs/internals/debugging.html).
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## TF_LOG_PATH
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This specifies where the log should persist its output to. Note that even when `TF_LOG_PATH` is set, `TF_LOG` must be set in order for any logging to be enabled. For example, to always write the log to the directory you're currently running terraform from:
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```
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export TF_LOG_PATH=./terraform.log
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```
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For more on debugging Terraform, check out the section on [Debugging](/docs/internals/debugging.html).
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## TF_INPUT
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If set to "false" or "0", causes terraform commands to behave as if the `-input=false` flag was specified. This is used when you want to disable prompts for variables that haven't had their values specified. For example:
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```
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export TF_INPUT=0
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```
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## TF_MODULE_DEPTH
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When given a value, causes terraform commands to behave as if the `-module-depth=VALUE` flag was specified. By setting this to 0, for example, you enable commands such as [plan](/docs/commands/plan.html) and [graph](/docs/commands/graph.html) to display more compressed information.
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```
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export TF_MODULE_DEPTH=0
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```
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For more information regarding modules, check out the section on [Using Modules](/docs/modules/usage.html).
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## TF_VAR_name
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Environment variables can be used to set variables. The environment variables must be in the format `TF_VAR_name` and this will be checked last for a value. For example:
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```
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export TF_VAR_region=us-west-1
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export TF_VAR_ami=ami-049d8641
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export TF_VAR_alist='[1,2,3]'
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export TF_VAR_amap='{ foo = "bar", baz = "qux" }'
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```
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For more on how to use `TF_VAR_name` in context, check out the section on [Variable Configuration](/docs/configuration/variables.html).
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## TF_SKIP_REMOTE_TESTS
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This can be set prior to running the unit tests to opt-out of any tests
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requiring remote network connectivity. The unit tests make an attempt to
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automatically detect when connectivity is unavailable and skip the relevant
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tests, but by setting this variable you can force these tests to be skipped.
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```
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export TF_SKIP_REMOTE_TESTS=1
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make test
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```
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