Which of the following can you do with terraform plan?

• A. Save a generated execution plan to apply later
• B. Execute a plan in a different workspace
• C. Schedule Terraform to run at a planned time in the future
• D. Terraform plan cannot be saved

Answer: (A)

Saving an execution plan to apply later is possible. When Terraform generates a plan, it outlines the exact changes it would make to reach the desired state. You can lock that plan into a file using the -out option, for example terraform plan -out=planned.tfplan. Later, you can apply that specific plan with terraform apply planned.tfplan, ensuring the apply uses the same set of changes you reviewed. This separation of planning and applying is useful for reviews, approvals, or CI/CD workflows. The plan file is tied to the state and workspace used when it was created, so applying it in a different workspace or with a different state can lead to different results. Terraform doesn’t schedule runs by itself; you’d need an external scheduler to trigger plan or apply at a future time.