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The OpenTofu language is OpenTofu's primary user interface, and all of OpenTofu's workflows rely on configurations written in the OpenTofu language.
OpenTofu CLI includes several commands to make OpenTofu code more convenient to work with. Integrating these commands into your editing workflow can potentially save you time and effort.
The tofu console command starts an
interactive shell for evaluating OpenTofu
expressions, which can be a faster way
to verify that a particular resource argument results in the value you expect.
The tofu fmt command rewrites OpenTofu
configuration files to a canonical format and style, so you don't have to
waste time making minor adjustments for readability and consistency. It works
well as a pre-commit hook in your version control system.
The tofu validate command validates the
syntax and arguments of the OpenTofu configuration files in a directory,
including argument and attribute names and types for resources and modules.
The plan and apply commands automatically validate a configuration before
performing any other work, so validate isn't a crucial part of the core
workflow, but it can be very useful as a pre-commit hook or as part of a
continuous integration pipeline.