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page_title: terraform get command reference
description: The `terraform get` command downloads and updates modules.
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# `terraform get` command

Run the `terraform get` command to download and update
[modules](/terraform/language/modules/develop) declared in the root module.

## Usage

Usage: `terraform get [options]`

The modules are downloaded into a `.terraform` subdirectory of the current
working directory. Don't commit this directory to your version control
repository.

The `get` command supports the following option:

* `-update` - If specified, modules that are already downloaded will be
  checked for updates and the updates will be downloaded if present.

* `-no-color` - Disable text coloring in the output.