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AWS CLI for EC2

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By Lam Ngoc Khuong 1 min read

Examples

Example 1: List All instances from Default Region

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aws ec2 describe-instances

Example 2: List All instances with query

  • With all informations
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aws ec2 describe-instances \
--region "us-east-1" \
--query "Reservations[].Instances[]"
  • With IAM, Security Group
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aws ec2 describe-instances \
--region "us-east-1" \
--query "Reservations[].Instances[].{InstanceId:InstanceId,Name:Tags[?Key=='Name']|[0].Value,InstanceType:InstanceType,PrivateIp:PrivateIpAddress,PublicIP:PublicIpAddress,SubnetId:SubnetId,VpcId:VpcId,Groups:join(',',NetworkInterfaces[].Groups[].GroupId),IamInstanceProfile:IamInstanceProfile.Arn}" \
--output table

Example 3: Start, Stop instance

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aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <instance id>

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aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <instance id>

References

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