The name of the regions can be found at http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/rande.html#ec2_region
I am also listing them here so that they can be handy
| Region Name | Region Short Code |
|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 |
| US West (N. California) | us-west-1 |
| US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 |
| EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 |
| EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) | sa-east-1 |
##findec2instanceid.py
Example Usage:
findec2instanceid.py -a <your aws access key> -s <your aws secret key> -r <aws-region> -n <nametag of the ec2 instance