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This is an alternative way to set the CLI configuration setting
plugin_cache_may_break_dependency_lock_file to activate the transitional
compatibility behavior that prefers to break the dependency lock file if
that would create an additional opportunity to use the plugin cache.
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safe. The provider installer's behavior in environments with multiple `terraform
init` calls is undefined.
## Allowing the Provider Plugin Cache to break the dependency lock file
### Allowing the Provider Plugin Cache to break the dependency lock file
~> **Note:** The option described in is for unusual and exceptional situations
only. Do not set this option unless you are sure you need it and you fully
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plugin_cache_may_break_dependency_lock_file = true
```
Alternatively, you can set the environment variable
`TF_PLUGIN_CACHE_MAY_BREAK_DEPENDENCY_LOCK_FILE` to any value other than the
empty string or `0`, which is equivalent to the above setting.
Setting this option gives Terraform CLI permission to create an incomplete
dependency lock file entry for a provider if that would allow Terraform to
use the cache to install that provider. In that situation the dependency lock

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export TF_CLI_CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.terraformrc-custom"
```
## TF_PLUGIN_CACHE_DIR
The `TF_PLUGIN_CACHE_DIR` environment variable is an alternative way to set [the `plugin_cache_dir` setting in the CLI configuration](/terraform/cli/config/config-file#provider-plugin-cache).
You can also use `TF_PLUGIN_CACHE_MAY_BREAK_DEPENDENCY_LOCK_FILE` to activate [the transitional compatibility setting `plugin_cache_may_break_dependency_lock_file`](/terraform/cli/config/config-file#allowing-the-provider-plugin-cache-to-break-the-dependency-lock-file).
## TF_IGNORE
If `TF_IGNORE` is set to "trace", Terraform will output debug messages to display ignored files and folders. This is useful when debugging large repositories with `.terraformignore` files.