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website: Make apply's usage of plan options harder to miss 

- I'm using distinct subheaders and smaller paragraphs to try and make the info
  about apply's two modes more skimmable.

- I'm also adding a separate "Plan Options" subheader (and keeping the section
  tiny so it stays snugged up right next to the "Apply Options" one) to make it
  extra-clear that Hey, There's More Options, They're Over There.
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## Usage ## Usage
Usage: `terraform apply [options] [plan]` Usage: `terraform apply [options] [plan file]`
The behavior of `terraform apply` differs significantly depending on whether The behavior of `terraform apply` differs significantly depending on whether
you pass it the filename of a previously-saved plan file. you pass it the filename of a previously-saved plan file.
In the default case, with no saved plan file, `terraform apply` effectively ### Automatic Plan Mode
runs [`terraform plan`](./plan.html) internally itself in order to propose a
new plan. In that case, `terraform apply` supports all of the same
[Planning Modes](./plan.html#planning-modes) and
[Planning Options](./plan.html#planning-options) that `terraform plan`
would accept, so you can customize how Terraform will create the plan.
Terraform will prompt you to approve the plan before taking the described
actions, unless you override that prompt using the `-auto-approve` option.
If you pass the filename of a previously-saved plan file, none of the options In the default case, with no saved plan file, `terraform apply` creates its own
related to planning modes and planning options are supported, because Terraform plan of action, in the same way that [`terraform plan`](./plan.html) would.
will instead use the options that you set on the earlier `terraform plan` call
that created the plan file. Terraform will propose the plan to you and prompt you to approve it before
taking the described actions, unless you waive that prompt by using the
`-auto-approve` option.
When performing its own plan, `terraform apply` supports all of the same
[planning modes](./plan.html#planning-modes) and
[planning options](./plan.html#planning-options) that `terraform plan` would
accept, so you can customize how Terraform will create the plan.
### Saved Plan Mode
If you pass the filename of a previously-saved plan file, `terraform apply`
performs exactly the steps specified by that plan file. It does not prompt for
approval; if you want to inspect a plan file before applying it, you can use
[`terraform show`](./show.html).
When using a saved plan, none of the planning modes or planning options linked
above are supported; these options only affect Terraform's decisions about which
actions to take, and the plan file contains the final results of those
decisions.
### Plan Options
When run without a saved plan file, `terraform apply` supports all of `terraform
plan`'s planning modes and planning options. For details, see:
- [Planning Modes](./plan.html#planning-modes)
- [Planning Options](./plan.html#planning-options)
### Apply Options
The following options allow you to change various details about how the The following options allow you to change various details about how the
apply command executes and reports on the apply operation. If you are running apply command executes and reports on the apply operation. If you are running