dnogu/Tofu Init

A GitHub Action to run tofu init with all supported options.

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Maintenance Recency: Maintainedlast commit Sep 4, 2025
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uses: dnogu/tofu-init@f2263a812ecaad67973e78463893d5e198fcec2b # v1

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Inputs

name	description	required	default
working-directory	The directory in which to run tofu init.	no	.
chdir	Switch working directory before executing tofu init (--chdir).	no	""
input	Ask for input if necessary (--input=true\|false).	no	true
lock	Enable or disable state locking (--lock=true\|false).	no	true
lock-timeout	Override the time to wait for a state lock (--lock-timeout=<duration>).	no	0s
no-color	Disable color codes in output (--no-color).	no	false
upgrade	Upgrade modules and plugins (--upgrade).	no	false
json	Produce output in JSON format (--json).	no	false
var	Set input variable(s) (--var NAME=VALUE, comma separated or repeatable).	no	""
var-file	Set input variables from file(s) (--var-file=FILENAME, comma separated or repeatable).	no	""
from-module	Copy a source module before initialization (--from-module=MODULE-SOURCE).	no	""
backend	Enable or disable backend initialization (--backend=true\|false).	no	true
backend-config	Backend config file or key=value pairs (--backend-config=..., comma separated or repeatable).	no	""
reconfigure	Reconfigure the backend (--reconfigure).	no	false
migrate-state	Migrate state to new backend (--migrate-state).	no	false
force-copy	Force copy state from previous backend (--force-copy).	no	false
get	Enable or disable child module installation (--get=true\|false).	no	true
plugin-dir	Force plugin installation from a specific directory (--plugin-dir=PATH).	no	""
lockfile	Set dependency lockfile mode (--lockfile=readonly\|... ).	no	""

Outputs

name	description
init-output	The output from tofu init.