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page_title: 'Command: state rm'
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description: >-
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The `terraform state rm` command removes bindings from the Terraform state,
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causing Terraform to "forget about" existing objects.
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---
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# Command: state rm
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The main function of [Terraform state](/language/state) is
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to track the bindings between resource instance addresses in your configuration
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and the remote objects they represent. Normally Terraform automatically
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updates the state in response to actions taken when applying a plan, such as
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removing a binding for a remote object that has now been deleted.
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You can use `terraform state rm` in the less common situation where you wish
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to remove a binding to an existing remote object without first destroying it,
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which will effectively make Terraform "forget" the object while it continues
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to exist in the remote system.
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## Usage
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Usage: `terraform state rm [options] ADDRESS...`
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Terraform will search the state for any instances matching the given
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[resource address](/cli/state/resource-addressing), and remove
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the record of each one so that Terraform will no longer be tracking the
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corresponding remote objects.
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This means that although the objects will still continue to exist in the
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remote system, a subsequent
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[`terraform plan`](/cli/commands/plan)
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will include an action to create a new object for each of the "forgotten"
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instances. Depending on the constraints imposed by the remote system, creating
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those objects might fail if their names or other identifiers conflict with
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the old objects still present.
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This command also accepts the following options:
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- `-dry-run` - Report all of the resource instances that match the given
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address without actually "forgetting" any of them.
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- `-lock=false` - Don't hold a state lock during the operation. This is
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dangerous if others might concurrently run commands against the same
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workspace.
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- `-lock-timeout=DURATION` - Unless locking is disabled with `-lock=false`,
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instructs Terraform to retry acquiring a lock for a period of time before
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returning an error. The duration syntax is a number followed by a time
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unit letter, such as "3s" for three seconds.
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For configurations using the [Terraform Cloud CLI integration](/cli/cloud) or the [`remote` backend](/language/settings/backends/remote)
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only, `terraform state rm`
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also accepts the option
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[`-ignore-remote-version`](/cli/cloud/command-line-arguments#ignore-remote-version).
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For configurations using
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[the `local` state rm](/language/settings/backends/local) only,
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`terraform state rm` also accepts the legacy options
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[`-state`, `-state-out`, and `-backup`](/language/settings/backends/local#command-line-arguments).
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## Example: Remove all Instances of a Resource
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The following example will cause Terraform to "forget" all of the instances
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of the `packet_device` resource named "worker".
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm 'packet_device.worker'
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```
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A resource that doesn't use `count` or `for_each` has only one instance, so
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this is also the appropriate syntax to select that single instance.
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## Example: Remove all Instances of a Resource in a Module
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To select a resource that you've defined in a child module you must specify
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the path of that module as part of the resource address:
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm 'module.foo.packet_device.worker'
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```
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## Example: Remove all Instances of all Resources in a Module
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The following example will cause Terraform to "forget" all of the instances
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associated with all resources defined in all instances of the module named
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`foo`:
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm 'module.foo'
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```
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## Example: Remove a Particular Instance of a Resource using `count`
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A resource defined with [the `count` meta-argument](/language/meta-arguments/count)
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has multiple instances that are each identified by an integer. You can
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select a particular instance by including an explicit index in your given
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address:
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm 'packet_device.worker[0]'
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```
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Brackets (`[`, `]`) have a special meaning in some shells, so you may need to
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quote or escape the address in order to pass it literally to Terraform.
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The above shows the typical quoting syntax for Unix-style shells.
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## Example: Remove a Particular Instance of a Resource using `for_each`
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A resource defined with [the `for_each` meta-argument](/language/meta-arguments/for_each)
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has multiple instances that are each identified by an string. You can
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select a particular instance by including an explicit key in your given
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address.
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However, the syntax for strings includes quotes and the quote symbol often
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has special meaning in command shells, so you'll need to use the appropriate
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quoting and/or escaping syntax for the shell you are using. For example:
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Unix-style shells, such as on Linux or macOS:
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm 'packet_device.worker["example"]'
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```
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Windows Command Prompt (`cmd.exe`):
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm packet_device.worker[\"example\"]
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```
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PowerShell:
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```shell
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$ terraform state rm 'packet_device.worker[\"example\"]'
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```
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