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| page_title: 'Command: force-unlock' |
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| The terraform force-unlock command unlocks the state for a configuration. It |
| does not modify your infrastructure. |
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| # Command: force-unlock |
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| Manually unlock the state for the defined configuration. |
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| This will not modify your infrastructure. This command removes the lock on the |
| state for the current configuration. The behavior of this lock is dependent |
| on the backend being used. Local state files cannot be unlocked by another |
| process. |
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| ## Usage |
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| Usage: `terraform force-unlock [options] LOCK_ID` |
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| Manually unlock the state for the defined configuration. |
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| This will not modify your infrastructure. This command removes the lock on the |
| state for the current configuration. The behavior of this lock is dependent |
| on the backend being used. Local state files cannot be unlocked by another |
| process. |
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| Options: |
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| * `-force` - Don't ask for input for unlock confirmation. |