tfdc-policy-get

name	tfdc-policy-get
description	Fetch Terraform policy set details by policy ID using tfdc. Use when you have a terraform_policy_id from a previous search and need the full policy documentation including readme content.

tfdc policy get

Fetch policy details by exact policy ID.

Usage

tfdc policy get -id <policy_id> [-format text]

Flags

Flag	Required	Default	Description
-id	Yes		Policy ID in policies/namespace/name/version format
-format	No	text	Output format: text, json, markdown

ID format

The policy ID must start with policies/ and follow the format: policies/namespace/name/version

Example: policies/hashicorp/CIS-Policy-Set-for-AWS-Terraform/1.0.1

Examples

# Fetch policy readme as plain text
tfdc policy get -id policies/hashicorp/CIS-Policy-Set-for-AWS-Terraform/1.0.1

# Fetch as structured JSON
tfdc policy get -id policies/hashicorp/CIS-Policy-Set-for-AWS-Terraform/1.0.1 -format json

JSON output

{
  "id": "policies/hashicorp/CIS-Policy-Set-for-AWS-Terraform/1.0.1",
  "content": "# CIS Policy Set\n\nThis policy set contains CIS benchmark rules...",
  "content_type": "text/markdown"
}

Workflow

Typically used after tfdc policy search:

# Search for policies
tfdc policy search -query cis -format json

# Get full details
tfdc policy get -id policies/hashicorp/CIS-Policy-Set-for-AWS-Terraform/1.0.1