How to install "tfenv" Terraform version manager on Ubuntu OS

Overview:

tfenv - is an open-source Terraform version manager tool. With this tool, you can easily install any required version of Terraform on your system and switch to other versions if needed.

Tested:
Ubuntu 20.04

Installation:

  1. Clone source files into ~/.tfenv:
    git clone https://github.com/tfutils/tfenv.git ~/.tfenv
    
  2. Add ~/.tfenv/bin to your $PATH:
    echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.tfenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
    
  3. Create symlink to the executable:
    sudo ln -s ~/.tfenv/bin/* /usr/local/bin
    

Usage:

  1. To get installed version:
    tfenv --version
    
  2. To get list of all available commands:
    tfenv
    
  3. To list all installed versions:
    tfenv list
    
  4. To list all installable versions from remote repositories:
    tfenv list-remote
    
  5. To install a specific version of Terraform use:
    tfenv install [version]
    
  6. To uninstall a specific version use:
    tfenv uninstall [version]
    
  7. To switch to a specific version use:
    tfenv use [version]
    
  8. To write the current active version to ./.terraform-version use:
    tfenv pin
    

Uninstall:

  1. Delete entry from ~/.bash_profile file:
    grep -v 'export PATH="$HOME/.tfenv/bin:$PATH"' ~/.bash_profile > ~/.bash_profile_tmp && mv ~/.bash_profile_tmp ~/.bash_profile
    
  2. Unlink symlink:
    sudo unlink /usr/local/bin/tfenv
    
  3. Delete ~/.tfenv folder:
    rm -rf ~/.tfenv/
    

Reference:

  1. .terraform-version
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