Install tf-migrate

HashiCorp distributes tf-migrate as an executable CLI that you can install on supported operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, macOS, and several Linux distributions.

To install tf-migrate, find the appropriate binary for your operating system and download it as a zip archive.

After you download tf-migrate, unzip the archive.

Finally, make sure that the tf-migrate binary is available in a directory that is in your system's PATH.

Every build of tf-migrate includes a SHA256SUMS and a SHA256SUMS.sig file to validate your downloaded binary. Refer to the verify HashiCorp binary downloads tutorial for more information.

Homebrew is a free and open-source package management system for macOS. You can install the official tf-migrate formula from the terminal.

First, install the HashiCorp tap, a repository of all our Homebrew packages.

$ brew tap hashicorp/tap

Now, install tf-migrate with the hashicorp/tap/tf-migrate formula.

$ brew install hashicorp/tap/tf-migrate

Verify installation

Verify that the installation worked by opening a new terminal and using the -help flag of tf-migrate:

$ tf-migrate -help
Welcome to the HCP Terraform Migrator for Community Edition.

Usage: tf-migrate [global options] <subcommand> [args]

The available commands for execution are listed below.
The primary workflow commands are given first,
followed by global options.

Commands:
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