OpenTofu Alpha Release

Josh Pollara

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Introduction
The first OpenTofu release is here! After a lot of work, the release is available from the opentofu/opentofu
GitHub repository.
Drop-in Replacement
The tofu
command is a seamless drop-in replacement for terraform
and will work with existing Terraform code.
Commands
Using the tofu
binary is exactly like using the terraform
binary.
josh@ringo:~$ tofuUsage: tofu [global options] <subcommand> [args]
The available commands for execution are listed below.The primary workflow commands are given first, followed byless common or more advanced commands.
Main commands: init Prepare your working directory for other commands validate Check whether the configuration is valid plan Show changes required by the current configuration apply Create or update infrastructure destroy Destroy previously-created infrastructure
All other commands: console Try OpenTofu expressions at an interactive command prompt fmt Reformat your configuration in the standard style force-unlock Release a stuck lock on the current workspace get Install or upgrade remote OpenTofu modules graph Generate a Graphviz graph of the steps in an operation import Associate existing infrastructure with a OpenTofu resource login Obtain and save credentials for a remote host logout Remove locally-stored credentials for a remote host metadata Metadata related commands output Show output values from your root module providers Show the providers required for this configuration refresh Update the state to match remote systems show Show the current state or a saved plan state Advanced state management taint Mark a resource instance as not fully functional test Execute integration tests for OpenTofu modules untaint Remove the 'tainted' state from a resource instance version Show the current OpenTofu version workspace Workspace management
Global options (use these before the subcommand, if any): -chdir=DIR Switch to a different working directory before executing the given subcommand. -help Show this help output, or the help for a specified subcommand. -version An alias for the "version" subcommand.josh@ringo:~$
Registry
Since HashiCorp recently changed the TOS of their registry, OpenTofu communicates with the official OpenTofu registry located at registry.opentofu.org
.
Testing Feature
OpenTofu is aiming for feature parity with Terraform’s 1.6 testing capabilities.
Changelog
For a list of all changes, see the changelog.
Feedback
Take the alpha out for a spin and provide feedback!
Weekly Updates
Be sure to check out the OpenTofu Weekly Updates to stay updated.