aws ec2

EC2 commands.

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Syntax

$aws ec2 [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Examples

$aws ec2 describe-instances

$aws ec2 run-instances --image-id ami-123

Typical use cases

Standard usage

aws ec2 --help

Note EC2 operations.

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