# atmos terraform state show

Use this command to show the attributes of a single resource in the Terraform state for an Atmos component in a stack.

## Usage

Execute the `terraform state show` command like this:

```shell
atmos terraform state show <component> -s <stack> <address> [options]
```

This command displays detailed information about a single resource instance in the Terraform state. This is useful for inspecting the current attributes and metadata of a managed resource.

:::tip
Run `atmos terraform state show --help` to see all the available options
:::

## Examples

```shell
# Show details of a specific resource
atmos terraform state show vpc -s dev aws_vpc.main

# Show a resource within a module
atmos terraform state show vpc -s dev module.web.aws_instance.main

# Show an indexed resource
atmos terraform state show vpc -s dev 'aws_subnet.public[0]'
```

## Arguments

- **`component` (required)**

  Atmos terraform component.
- **`address` (required)**

  The address of the resource instance to show.

## Flags

- **`--stack` (alias `-s`) (required)**

  Atmos stack.
- **`--dry-run` (optional)**

  Show what would be executed without actually running the command.
  ```shell
  atmos terraform state show vpc -s dev --dry-run aws_vpc.main
  ```
- **`--skip-init` (optional)**

  Skip running `terraform init` before executing the command.
  ```shell
  atmos terraform state show vpc -s dev --skip-init aws_vpc.main
  ```

## Native Terraform Flags

The `atmos terraform state show` command supports native `terraform state show` flags. Pass them directly or use `--` to separate Atmos flags from Terraform flags.

- **`-state=FILE`**

  Path to a local state file to read from, instead of the configured backend.
  ```shell
  atmos terraform state show vpc -s dev -state=terraform.tfstate aws_vpc.main
  ```

## See Also

- [`atmos terraform state`](/cli/commands/terraform/state) - State management overview
- [`atmos terraform state list`](/cli/commands/terraform/state/list) - List resources in the state
- [`atmos terraform state rm`](/cli/commands/terraform/state/rm) - Remove instances from the state