What does the "terraform init" command do?

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What happens when the `terraform init` command is executed?

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Terraform installs the *providers* declared in the code from the Terraform registry

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Terraform initializes the cloud infrastructure described in the code

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Terraform validates code syntax and reports any errors

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Terraform compiles the code into a ready-to-use execution plan

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