diff --git a/website/docs/cli/plugins/index.mdx b/website/docs/cli/plugins/index.mdx index 97f6182422..4ba8c20f41 100644 --- a/website/docs/cli/plugins/index.mdx +++ b/website/docs/cli/plugins/index.mdx @@ -7,24 +7,24 @@ description: >- # Managing Plugins -Terraform relies on plugins called "providers" in order to manage various types -of resources. (For more information about providers, see +Terraform relies on plugins called providers to manage various types +of resources. For more information about providers, see [Providers](/terraform/language/providers) in the Terraform -language docs.) +language docs. -> **Note:** Providers are the only plugin type most Terraform users interact with. Terraform also supports third-party provisioner plugins, but we discourage their use. -Terraform downloads and/or installs any providers +Terraform downloads or installs any providers [required](/terraform/language/providers/requirements) by a configuration when [initializing](/terraform/cli/init) a working directory. By default, this works without any additional interaction but requires network access to download providers from their source registry. You can configure Terraform's provider installation behavior to limit or skip -network access, and to enable use of providers that aren't available via a +network access, and to enable use of providers that aren't available through a networked source. Terraform also includes some commands to show information -about providers and to reduce the effort of installing providers in airgapped +about providers and to reduce the effort of installing providers in air-gapped environments. ## Configuring Plugin Installation @@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ offered by each provider. Use the [`terraform providers mirror`](/terraform/cli/commands/providers/mirror) command to download local copies of every provider required by the current working -directory's configuration. This directory will use the nested directory layout +directory's configuration. The directory uses the nested directory layout that Terraform expects when installing plugins from a local source, so you can -transfer it directly to an airgapped system that runs Terraform. +transfer it directly to an air-gapped system that runs Terraform. Use the [`terraform providers lock`](/terraform/cli/commands/providers/lock) command to update the lock file that Terraform uses to ensure predictable runs when