Simplify docs/cli/code/index texts (#35183)

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 page_title: Format and validate Terraform configuration using the Terraform CLI 
-description: >-
-  Learn about the Terraform commands that validate, format, and upgrade code written in HCL.
+description: Learn about the Terraform commands that validate, format, and upgrade code written in HCL.
 ---
 
 # Write and modify Terrafrom configuration from the CLI
@@ -17,33 +16,32 @@ in the Terraform language.
 ## Workflows 
 
 Terraform CLI includes several commands to make Terraform code more convenient
-to work with. Integrating these commands into your editing workflow can
-potentially save you time and effort.
+to work with. You can integrate the following commands into your editing 
+workflow to test expressions and format and validate your configuration syntax:
 
-- [The `terraform console` command](/terraform/cli/commands/console) starts an
+- The [`terraform console`](/terraform/cli/commands/console) command starts an 
   interactive shell for evaluating Terraform
-  [expressions](/terraform/language/expressions), which can be a faster way
-  to verify that a particular resource argument results in the value you expect.
+  [expressions](/terraform/language/expressions), to quickly verify that a 
+  particular resource argument results in the value you expect.
 
-- [The `terraform fmt` command](/terraform/cli/commands/fmt) rewrites Terraform
+- The [`terraform fmt`](/terraform/cli/commands/fmt) command automatically rewrites Terraform
   configuration files to a canonical format and style, so you don't have to
-  waste time making minor adjustments for readability and consistency. It works
+  waste time making minor adjustments for readability and consistency. The `terraform fmt` command works
   well as a pre-commit hook in your version control system.
 
-- [The `terraform validate` command](/terraform/cli/commands/validate) validates the
+- The [`terraform validate`](/terraform/cli/commands/validate) commands validates the
   syntax and arguments of the Terraform configuration files in a directory,
   including argument and attribute names and types for resources and modules.
   The `plan` and `apply` commands automatically validate a configuration before
-  performing any other work, so `validate` isn't a crucial part of the core
-  workflow, but it can be very useful as a pre-commit hook or as part of a
+  performing any other work. Running `validate` isn't a crucial part of the core
+  workflow but can be very useful as a pre-commit hook or as part of a
   continuous integration pipeline.
 
-- [The `0.13upgrade` command](/terraform/cli/commands/0.13upgrade) and
-  [the `0.12upgrade` command](/terraform/cli/commands/0.12upgrade) can automatically
-  modify the configuration files in a Terraform module to help deal with major
+-  The [`0.13upgrade`](/terraform/cli/commands/0.13upgrade) and
+  [`0.12upgrade`](/terraform/cli/commands/0.12upgrade) commands modify the configuration files in a Terraform module automatically to help deal with major
   syntax changes that occurred in the 0.13 and 0.12 releases of Terraform. Both
-  of these commands are only available in the Terraform version they are
-  associated with, and you are expected to upgrade older code to be compatible
+  commands are only available in the Terraform version they are
+  associated with. Make sure to upgrade older code to be compatible
   with 0.12 before attempting to make it compatible with 0.13. For more detailed
-  information about updating code for new Terraform versions, see the [upgrade
-  guides](/terraform/language/upgrade-guides) in the Terraform language docs.
+  information about updating code for new Terraform versions, refer to the [upgrade
+  guides](/terraform/language/upgrade-guides).