website/docs/cli/commands/get.mdx
The tofu get command is used to download and update
modules mentioned in the root module.
Usage: tofu get [options]
The modules are downloaded into a .terraform subdirectory of the current
working directory. Don't commit this directory to your version control
repository.
:::note
Use of variables in module sources
requires assigning values to root module variables
when running tofu get.
:::
The get command supports the following option:
-update - If specified, modules that are already downloaded will be
checked for updates and the updates will be downloaded if present.
-no-color - Disable text coloring in the output.
-json Produce output in a machine-readable JSON format, suitable for use
in text editor integrations and other automated systems. Always disables color.
-var 'NAME=VALUE' - Sets a value for a single
input variable declared in the
root module of the configuration. Use this option multiple times to set
more than one variable. Refer to
Input Variables on the Command Line for more information.
-var-file=FILENAME - Sets values for potentially many
input variables declared in the
root module of the configuration, using definitions from a
"tfvars" file.
Use this option multiple times to include values from more than one file.
There are several other ways to set values for input variables in the root
module, aside from the -var and -var-file options. Refer to
Assigning Values to Root Module Variables for more information.