terraform init -migrate-state
terraform plan -refresh-only
terraform state list
terraform show -json | jq '.values.root_module.resources[].address' | head
terraform state mv module.vpc.aws_subnet.public[0] module.vpc.aws_subnet.public_a
terraform init -migrate-state: moves an existing local state file into the configured backend with locking.
terraform plan -refresh-only: detects drift by refreshing remote object attributes without proposing changes.
terraform state list: confirms which objects are tracked in the state after migrations or imports.
terraform show -json: enables scripted inspections (paired here with jq) so you can audit addresses or metadata.
terraform state mv: renames or relocates resources/modules without recreation, useful during refactors.