Terraform format (fmt) command

Run the command below to return the filenames that need formatting correction:

terraform fmt -check

To check a file under sub-directories (if any), append the -recursive flag. Example:

terraform fmt -check -recursive

To preview the changes try running the terraform fmt command with the -diff flag:

terraform fmt -check -diff

The lines that start with - are the original (current configuration) code. The lines beginning with + show the proposed changes to the code.

To apply the proper Terraform configuration format run:

terraform fmt