Backport of Update docs and add warning for -get-plugins into v0.14 #27176
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Backport
This PR is auto-generated from #27169 to be assessed for backporting due to the inclusion of the label 0.14-backport.
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As of Terraform 0.13+, the get-plugins command has been superseded by new provider installation mechanisms, and general philosophy (providers are always installed, but the sources may be customized). Update the init command to give users a warning if they are setting this flag, to encourage them to remove it from their workflow, and update relevant docs and docstrings as well.
Fixes #27092
Looking to backport to 0.14 (which would give 0.14.1+ users a warning when using this flag), and remove the flag completely in 0.15 after this.
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