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# Command: show

The `terraform show` command is used to provide human-readable output
from a state or plan file. This can be used to inspect a plan to ensure
that the planned operations are expected, or to inspect the current state
as terraform sees it.

## Usage

Usage: `terraform show [options] <path>`

You must call `show` with a path to either a Terraform state file or plan
file.

The command-line flags are all optional. The list of available flags are:

* `-no-color` - Disables output with coloring