aws-ec2

# aws ec2

> CLI for AWS EC2.
> Provides secure and resizable computing capacity in the AWS cloud to enable faster development and deployment of applications.
> More information: <https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/ec2/index.html>.

- Show list of all available EC2 commands:

aws ec2 help

- Show help for specific EC2 subcommand:

aws ec2 {{subcommand}} help

- Display information about a specific instance:

aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids {{instance_id}}

- Display information about all instances:

aws ec2 describe-instances

- Display information about all EC2 volumes:

aws ec2 describe-volumes

- Delete an EC2 volume:

aws ec2 delete-volume --volume-id {{volume_id}}

- Create a snapshot from an EC2 volume:

aws ec2 create-snapshot --volume-id {{volume_id}}

- List available AMIs (Amazon Machine Images):

aws ec2 describe-images