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@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ resource configuration:
$ terraform import aws_instance.example i-abcd1234 $ terraform import aws_instance.example i-abcd1234
``` ```
This command locates the AWS instance with ID `i-abcd1234` and attaches This command locates the AWS instance with ID `i-abcd1234`. Then it attaches
its existing settings, as described by the EC2 API, to the name the existing settings of the instance, as described by the EC2 API, to the
`aws_instance.example` in the Terraform state. name `aws_instance.example` of a module. In this example the module path
implies that the root module is used. Finally, the mapping is saved in the
Terraform state.
It is also possible to import to resources in child modules and to single It is also possible to import to resources in child modules, using their paths,
instances of a resource with `count` set. See and to single instances of a resource with `count` or `for_each` set. See
[_Resource Addressing_](/docs/internals/resource-addressing.html) for more [_Resource Addressing_](/docs/internals/resource-addressing.html) for more
details on how to specify a target resource. details on how to specify a target resource.