github.com/wikibal01/hashicorp-terraform@v0.11.12-beta1/website/docs/commands/state/addressing.html.md (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "commands-state" 3 page_title: "Command: state resource addressing" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-state-address" 5 description: |- 6 The `terraform state` command is used for advanced state management. 7 --- 8 9 # Resource Addressing 10 11 The `terraform state` subcommands make heavy use of resource addressing 12 for targeting and filtering specific resources and modules within the state. 13 14 Resource addressing is a common feature of Terraform that is used in 15 multiple locations. For example, resource addressing syntax is also used for 16 the `-target` flag for apply and plan commands. 17 18 Because resource addressing is unified across Terraform, it is documented 19 in a single place rather than duplicating it in multiple locations. You 20 can find the [resource addressing documentation here](/docs/internals/resource-addressing.html).