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| page_title: Inspecting State - Terraform CLI |
| description: Commands that allow you to read and update state. |
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| # Inspecting State |
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| Terraform includes some commands for reading and updating state without taking |
| any other actions. |
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| - [The `terraform state list` command](/terraform/cli/commands/state/list) |
| shows the resource addresses for every resource Terraform knows about in a |
| configuration, optionally filtered by partial resource address. |
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| - [The `terraform state show` command](/terraform/cli/commands/state/show) |
| displays detailed state data about one resource. |
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| - [The `terraform refresh` command](/terraform/cli/commands/refresh) updates |
| state data to match the real-world condition of the managed resources. This is |
| done automatically during plans and applies, but not when interacting with |
| state directly. |
