aws-cli Getting started with aws-cli Using aws cli commands

Example

The syntax for using the aws cli is as follows:

aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [parameters]

Some examples using the 'ec2' command and the 'describe-instances' subcommand:

aws ec2 describe-instances

aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids <your-id>

Example with a fake id:

aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids i-c71r246a