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     1  ---
     2  page_title: 'Command: show'
     3  description: >-
     4    The `terraform show` command is used to provide human-readable output from a
     5    state or plan file. This can be used to inspect a plan to ensure that the
     6    planned operations are expected, or to inspect the current state as Terraform
     7    sees it.
     8  ---
     9  
    10  # Command: show
    11  
    12  The `terraform show` command is used to provide human-readable output
    13  from a state or plan file. This can be used to inspect a plan to ensure
    14  that the planned operations are expected, or to inspect the current state
    15  as Terraform sees it.
    16  
    17  Machine-readable output is generated by adding the `-json` command-line
    18  flag.
    19  
    20  -> **Note:** When using the `-json` command-line flag, any sensitive values in
    21  Terraform state will be displayed in plain text. For more information, see
    22  [Sensitive Data in State](/language/state/sensitive-data).
    23  
    24  ## JSON Output
    25  
    26  For Terraform state files (including when no path is provided),
    27  `terraform show -json` will show a JSON representation of the state.
    28  
    29  For Terraform plan files, `terraform show -json` will show a JSON representation
    30  of the plan, configuration, and current state.
    31  
    32  If you've updated providers which contain new schema versions since the state
    33  was written, the state needs to be upgraded before it can be displayed with
    34  `show -json`. If you are viewing a plan, it must be created without
    35  `-refresh=false`. If you are viewing a state file, run `terraform refresh`
    36  first.
    37  
    38  The output format is covered in detail in [JSON Output Format](/internals/json-format).
    39  
    40  ## Usage
    41  
    42  Usage: `terraform show [options] [file]`
    43  
    44  You may use `show` with a path to either a Terraform state file or plan
    45  file. If you don't specify a file path, Terraform will show the latest state
    46  snapshot.
    47  
    48  This command accepts the following options:
    49  
    50  * `-no-color` - Disables output with coloring
    51  
    52  * `-json` - Displays machine-readable output from a state or plan file
    53  
    54  -> JSON output via the `-json` option requires **Terraform v0.12 or later**.