Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon describes the service as:
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon
Table of Contents
- ec2-add-group
- ec2-add-keypair
- ec2-allocate-address
- ec2-associate-address
- ec2-attach-volume
- ec2-authorize
- ec2-bundle-instance
- ec2-cancel-bundle-task
- ec2-confirm-product-instance
- ec2-create-snapshot
- ec2-create-volume
- ec2-delete-group
- ec2-delete-keypair
- ec2-delete-snapshot
- ec2-delete-volume
- ec2-deregister
- ec2-describe-addresses
- ec2-describe-availability-zones
- ec2-describe-bundle-tasks
- ec2-describe-group
- ec2-describe-image-attribute
- ec2-describe-images
- ec2-describe-instances
- ec2-describe-keypairs
- ec2-describe-regions
- ec2-describe-reserved-instances
- ec2-describe-reserved-instances-offerings
- ec2-describe-snapshots
- ec2-describe-volumes
- ec2-detach-volume
- ec2-disassociate-address
- ec2-fingerprint-key
- ec2-get-console-output
- ec2-get-password
- ec2-migrate-image
- ec2-modify-image-attribute
- ec2-monitor-instances
- ec2-purchase-reserved-instances-offering
- ec2-reboot-instances
- ec2-register
- ec2-release-address
- ec2-reset-image-attribute
- ec2-revoke
- ec2-run-instances
- ec2-terminate-instances
- ec2-unmonitor-instances
- ec2-version
ec2-add-group
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SYNOPSIS
ec2addgrp (ec2-add-group)
ec2addgrp [GENERAL OPTIONS] GROUP -d GROUP-DESCRIPTION
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Create a new security group.
The GROUP parameter is the name of the new group.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-d, --description GROUP-DESCRIPTION
A more verbose description of the group being created.
ec2-add-keypair
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SYNOPSIS
ec2addkey (ec2-add-keypair)
ec2addkey [GENERAL OPTIONS] KEY
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Generate a new keypair.
The KEY parameter is the name of the new keypair.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-allocate-address
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SYNOPSIS
ec2allocaddr (ec2-allocate-address)
ec2allocaddr [GENERAL OPTIONS]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Allocate an elastic IP address.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-associate-address
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SYNOPSIS
ec2assocaddr (ec2-associate-address)
ec2assocaddr [GENERAL OPTIONS] IP -i INSTANCE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Associate a public address with an instance.
The IP parameter is the address to associate.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-i, --instance
Instance to associate the elastic IP address with.
ec2-attach-volume
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SYNOPSIS
ec2attvol (ec2-attach-volume)
ec2attvol [GENERAL OPTIONS] VOLUME -i INSTANCE -d DEVICE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Attach an available volume to an instance as a specific device.
The VOLUME parameter specifies an available volume to attach.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-i, --instance INSTANCE
A running instance to which to attach VOLUME.
-d, --device DEVICE
A device name as which to expose VOLUME inside INSTANCE.
ec2-authorize
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SYNOPSIS
ec2auth (ec2-authorize)
ec2auth [GENERAL OPTIONS] GROUP [SPECIFIC OPTIONS]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Grant selected permissions to a specified group.
The GROUP parameter is name of the group to grant this permission to.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-P, --protocol PROTOCOL
tcp, udp or icmp (must be lower case). If not specified, the protocol
defaults to tcp if source subnet is specified (or implied by default),
or all-protocols if source group is specified (to ensure backwards
compatibility)
-p, --port-range PORT-RANGE
Range of ports to open. If the tcp or udp protocol are specified (or
implied by default), then the range of ports to grant access to may
optionally be specified as a single integer, or as a range (min-max).
-t, --icmp-type-code TYPE:CODE
icmp type and code. If the icmp protocol is specified, then icmp type
and code may optionally be specified as type:code, where both type and
code are integers and compliant with RFC792. Type or code (or both) may
be specified as -1 which is a wildcard covering all types or codes.
-o, --source-group SOURCE-GROUP [--source-group...]
Network source from which traffic is to be authorized, specified as
an EC2 security group name, e.g. default. This may be specified more
than once to allow network traffic from multiple security groups.
-u, --source-group-user SOURCE-GROUP-USER [--source-group-user...]
The owner of the security group specified using -o. If specified only
once, the same user will be used for all specified groups. However, if
specified once per -o, each user is mapped to a group in order.
Anything else is invalid.
-s, --source-subnet SOURCE-SUBNET
The network source from which traffic is to be authorized, specified
as a CIDR subnet range, e.g. 205.192.8.45/24. This may be specified
more than once to allow traffic from multiple subnets.
ec2-bundle-instance
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SYNOPSIS
ec2bundle (ec2-bundle-instance)
ec2bundle [GENERAL OPTIONS] -b BUCKET -p PREFIX -o OWNER-AKID (-c POLICY | -w OWNER-ACCESS-KEY) [OPTIONS] INSTANCE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Bundle a running instance into an AMI upon next reboot and
store the image components in S3. Items are stored in S3 on
the user's behalf using a signed S3 upload policy.
An upload policy and corresponding signature can be specified
as parameters or generated automatically if the Secret Access
Key for the owner of the S3 bucket is available. The generated
policy is valid for 24 hours by default. Alternatively, if a
policy and Secret Access Key are given, the provided policy is
signed and used.
If a policy is generated, use --verbose to display the policy.
The S3 bucket is created if it does not exist and the user
ec2-bundled-images@amazon.com is granted read permissions on the
entire bucket. To skip these checks, use --no-bucket-setup.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-b, --bucket BUCKET
S3 bucket in which to place the image components.
-p, --prefix PREFIX
Prefix for the image component names being store in S3.
-o, --owner-akid OWNER-ACCESS-KEY
AWS Access Key Id of the owner of BUCKET.
-w, --owner-sak OWNER-SECRET-KEY
AWS Secret Access Key of the owner of BUCKET, used to sign the upload
policy. This parameter is required to generate a policy if --policy
is not given, and to sign a given or generated policy if --policy-signature
is not given. This parameter value is not sent to EC2.
-c, --policy POLICY
Plaintext or base-64 encoded upload policy for S3, allowing EC2 to place items
into S3 on the user's behalf. If this is not given, --owner-sak is required
and an upload policy is generated and signed automatically. For more information
on upload policies see the Amazon S3 Developer Guide.
-s, --policy-signature POLICY-SIG
Base-64 encoded signature for the S3 upload policy. If --policy is given
but this is omitted, --owner-sak is required and the policy is signed
using that value.
-x, --expires HOURS
Validity period for a generate upload policy, in hours. Defaults to 24.
-B, --no-bucket-setup
If the S3 bucket doesn't exist, don't create it. If the permissions aren't correct, don't attempt to fix them.
--location
The location of the destination Amazon S3 bucket
ec2-cancel-bundle-task
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SYNOPSIS
ec2cbun (ec2-cancel-bundle-task)
ec2cbun [GENERAL OPTIONS] BUNDLE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Cancel an pending or in-progress bundle task. The task will be
aborted if possible and, if necessary, the instance will be
restarted.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-confirm-product-instance
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SYNOPSIS
ec2cpi (ec2-confirm-product-instance)
ec2cpi [GENERAL OPTIONS] PRODUCT_CODE -i INSTANCE_ID
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Confirms if instance with id INSTANCE_ID is running with PRODUCT_CODE attached.
PRODUCT_CODE is a DevPay product code, and must be owned by you.
INSTANCE_ID is an instance id.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-i, --instance INSTANCE_ID
Confirm the INSTANCE is running with the PRODUCT_CODE.
ec2-create-snapshot
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SYNOPSIS
ec2addsnap (ec2-create-snapshot)
ec2addsnap [GENERAL OPTIONS] VOLUME
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Create a snapshot of a volume.
The VOLUME parameter is the name of an existing volume.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-create-volume
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SYNOPSIS
ec2addvol (ec2-create-volume)
ec2addvol [GENERAL OPTIONS] (-s SIZE | --snapshot SNAPSHOT [-s SIZE]) -z ZONE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Create a new volume.
Create a volume, possibly based on a snapshot, of the indicated size in the specified zone.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-s, --size SIZE
The size of the volume, in GiB (2^30 octets), to be created.
--snapshot SNAPSHOT
The snapshot on which the volume should be based.
-z, --availability-zone ZONE
The zone in which the volume should be created.
ec2-delete-group
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SYNOPSIS
ec2delgrp (ec2-delete-group)
ec2delgrp [GENERAL OPTIONS] GROUP
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Delete an existing security group
The GROUP parameter specifies the group to delete.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-delete-keypair
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SYNOPSIS
ec2delkey (ec2-delete-keypair)
ec2delkey [GENERAL OPTIONS] KEY
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Delete an existing keypair
The KEY parameter specifies the name of the keypair to delete.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-delete-snapshot
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SYNOPSIS
ec2delsnap (ec2-delete-snapshot)
ec2delsnap [GENERAL OPTIONS] SNAPSHOT
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Delete a previously created snapshot.
The SNAPSHOT parameter identifies the completed snapshot to be deleted.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-delete-volume
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SYNOPSIS
ec2delvol (ec2-delete-volume)
ec2delvol [GENERAL OPTIONS] VOLUME
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Delete an existing volume
The VOLUME parameter identifies the (available) volume to be deleted.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-deregister
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dereg (ec2-deregister)
ec2dereg [GENERAL OPTIONS] IMAGE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Deregister a previously registered IMAGE. The IMAGE parameter is the
ID of the Amazon Image to deregister. An Amazon Image may be:
- an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or
- an Amazon Kernel Image (AKI) or
- an Amazon Ramdisk Image (ARI).
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-addresses
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SYNOPSIS
ec2daddr (ec2-describe-addresses)
ec2daddr [GENERAL OPTIONS] [IP [IP [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe your allocated elastic IP addresses
The IP parameter specifies the IP(s) to be described.
If unspecified all addresses allocated to you will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-availability-zones
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SYNOPSIS
ec2daz (ec2-describe-availability-zones)
ec2daz [GENERAL OPTIONS] [ZONE [ZONE [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List the availability zones you have access to.
The ZONE parameter specifies the zones(s) to be described.
If unspecified, all your zones will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-bundle-tasks
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dbun (ec2-describe-bundle-tasks)
ec2dbun [GENERAL OPTIONS] [BUNDLE [BUNDLE [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe bundle tasks.
The BUNDLE parameter specifies the bundle IDs of the tasks to be described.
If unspecified, all your bundle tasks will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-group
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dgrp (ec2-describe-group)
ec2dgrp [GENERAL OPTIONS] [GROUP [GROUP [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe security groups you've created (or have access to)
The GROUP parameter specifies the group(s) to be described.
If unspecified all groups visible to you will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-image-attribute
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SYNOPSIS
ec2datt (ec2-describe-image-attribute)
ec2datt [GENERAL OPTIONS] IMAGE (-l | -p )
ec2datt [GENERAL OPTIONS] AMI (-B | --kernel | --ramdisk)
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Describe an attribute on an Amazon Image. The IMAGE parameter is the ID
of the Amazon Image to describe an attribute for. An Amazon Image may be:
- an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or
- an Amazon Kernel Image (AKI) or
- an Amazon Ramdisk Image (ARI).
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-B, --block-device-mapping
Describe the block-device mappings for the specified AMI.
-l, --launch-permission
Describe launch permissions granted on the specified IMAGE.
-p, --product-code
Describe the product code associated with the specified IMAGE.
--kernel
Describe the kernel id the AMI will be launched with.
--ramdisk
Describe the ramdisk id the AMI will be launched with.
ec2-describe-images
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dim (ec2-describe-images)
ec2dim [GENERAL OPTIONS] [AMI [...]] [-a] [-o OWNER [...]] [-x USER [...]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe registered AMIs and AMIs you have launch permissions for.
The AMI parameters, if specified, are the AMIs to describe.
The result set of AMIs described are the intersection of the AMIs specified,
AMIs owned by the owners specified and AMIs with launch permissions as specified
by the executable by options.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-a, --all
Describe all AMIs, public, private or owned, that the user has access to.
-o, --owner
Only AMIs owned by the users specified are described. OWNER may either be a
user's account id for images owned by that user, 'self' for images owned by
you, or 'amazon' for images owned by Amazon.
-x, --executable-by
Only AMIs with launch permissions as specified are described. USER may either
be a user's account id for AMIs owned by you for which the user has explicit
launch permissions, 'self' for AMIs you have explicit launch permissions for,
or 'all' for AMIs with public launch permissions.
ec2-describe-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2din (ec2-describe-instances)
ec2din [GENERAL OPTIONS] [INSTANCE [INSTANCE [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe your instances
The INSTANCE parameter is the instance ID(s) to describe.
If unspecified all your instances will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-keypairs
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dkey (ec2-describe-keypairs)
ec2dkey [GENERAL OPTIONS] [KEY [KEY [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe keypairs you've created (or have access to)
The KEY parameter specifies the name(s) of the key(s) to be described.
If unspecified all keypairs visible to you will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-regions
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dre (ec2-describe-regions)
ec2dre [GENERAL OPTIONS] [REGION [REGION [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List the regions you have access to.
The REGION parameter specifies the region(s) to be described.
If unspecified, all your regions will be returned.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-reserved-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dri (ec2-describe-reserved-instances)
ec2dri [GENERAL OPTIONS] [RESERVED-INSTANCES-ID [RESERVED-INSTANCES-ID [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe purchased reserved instances offerings
If no reserved instanced IDs are specified, all purchased reserved instances will be listed.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-reserved-instances-offerings
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SYNOPSIS
ec2drio (ec2-describe-reserved-instances-offerings)
ec2drio [GENERAL OPTIONS] [OFFERING [OFFERING [...]]] [-z ZONE] [-t INSTANCE-TYPE] [-d DESCRIPTION]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe available reserved instances offerings
If all parameters are unspecified, all available reserved instances offerings will be listed.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-z, --availability-zone ZONE
Find offerings in the specifed availability zone.
-t, --type INSTANCE-TYPE
Find offerings for the specified instance type.
-d, --description DESCRIPTION
Find offerings containing the following product description
ec2-describe-snapshots
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dsnap (ec2-describe-snapshots)
ec2dsnap [GENERAL OPTIONS] [SNAPSHOT [SNAPSHOT [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe previously created snapshots.
The SNAPSHOT parameter list specifies the snapshot(s) to be described.
If unspecified, all snapshots will be described.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-describe-volumes
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SYNOPSIS
ec2dvol (ec2-describe-volumes)
ec2dvol [GENERAL OPTIONS] [VOLUME [VOLUME [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
List and describe previously created volumes.
The VOLUME parameter list specifies the volumes(s) to be described.
If unspecified, all volumes will be described.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-detach-volume
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SYNOPSIS
ec2detvol (ec2-detach-volume)
ec2detvol [GENERAL OPTIONS] VOLUME [-i INSTANCE [-d DEVICE]] [-f|--force]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Detach an attached volume, forcefully if indicated, from the specified instance.
The VOLUME parameter specifies the volume which to detach.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-i, --instance
The running instance to which the volume is attached.
-d, --device
A device name as which the VOLUME is exposed inside INSTANCE.
-f, --force
Forcefully disconnect VOLUME from INSTANCE.
WARNING: This can lead to data loss or a corrupted file system.
Use this option only as a last resort to detach a volume
from a failed instance. The instance will not have an
opportunity to flush file system caches nor file system
meta data.
ec2-disassociate-address
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SYNOPSIS
ec2disaddr (ec2-disassociate-address)
ec2disaddr [GENERAL OPTIONS] IP
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Disassociate an elastic IP address from an instance.
The IP parameter specifies the address to disassociate.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-fingerprint-key
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SYNOPSIS
ec2fp (ec2-fingerprint-key)
ec2fp [GENERAL OPTIONS] KEYFILE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Generate a fingerprint for a private key generated by Amazon EC2.
The KEYFILE parameter is a file containing an unencrypted PEM encoded
PKCS#8 private key (as generated by Amazon EC2).
GENERAL OPTIONS
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
ec2-get-console-output
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SYNOPSIS
ec2gcons (ec2-get-console-output)
ec2gcons [GENERAL OPTIONS] [-r] INSTANCE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Display the instance's console output
The INSTANCE parameter is the ID of the instance's console to retrieve.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-r, --raw-console-output
Raw output. Do not escape the console output. If not specified ^ESC
is escaped and multiple blank-lines are folded into one.
ec2-get-password
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SYNOPSIS
ec2gpass (ec2-get-password)
ec2gpass [GENERAL OPTIONS] INSTANCE -k KEYFILE
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Fetch and decrypt the Administrator password for a Windows instance.
The password is encrypted with the private key used when launching
the instance. It is Base64-encoded and emitted to the console output
when the instance boots. This command parses the console output and
decrypts the password.
The KEYFILE parameter is a file containing the unencrypted PEM encoded
PKCS#8 private key portion of the keypair specified when launching
the instance.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-k, --priv-launch-key
file containing the unencrypted PEM encoded PKCS#8 private
key portion of the keypair specified when launching
the instance.
ec2-migrate-image
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SYNOPSIS
ec2mim (ec2-migrate-image)
ec2mim [GENERAL OPTIONS]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Migrates an AMI to another bucket.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region
Region to look up in the mapping file. If no region is specified, Amazon EC2 attempts to determine the region from the location of the Amazon S3 bucket.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-o, --owner-akid
AWS Access Key Id of the owner of BUCKET.
-w, --owner-sak
AWS Secret Access Key of the owner of BUCKET, used to sign the upload
policy. This parameter is required to generate a policy if --policy
is not given, and to sign a given or generated policy if --policy-signature
is not given. This parameter value is not sent to EC2.
--bucket
S3 source bucket name
--destination-bucket
S3 destination bucket name
--manifest
Manifest name
--acl
The access control list policy of the bundled image
--location
The location of the destination Amazon S3 bucket
--kernel
The ID of the kernel to select.
--ramdisk
The ID of the RAM disk to select.
--mapping-file
Overrides the file containing kernel and RAM disk region mappings.
--mapping-url
Overrides the file containing kernel and RAM disk region mappings.
--no-mapping
Disables automatic mapping of kernels and RAM disks.
--region
Region to look up in the mapping file. If no region is specified, Amazon EC2 attempts to determine the region from the location of the Amazon S3 bucket.
ec2-modify-image-attribute
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SYNOPSIS
ec2matt (ec2-modify-image-attribute)
ec2matt [GENERAL OPTIONS] IMAGE (-l ( -a ENTITY | -r ENTITY ) | -p CODE )
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Modify an attribute on an Amazon Image. The IMAGE parameter is the ID of
the Amazon Image to modify an attribute for. An Amazon Image may be:
- an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or
- an Amazon Kernel Image (AKI) or
- an Amazon Ramdisk Image (ARI).
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-l, --launch-permission
Used together with the --add or --remove flags to, respectively,
grant or revoke launch permissions on the specified image for the
specified ENTITY.
-a, --add ENTITY [--add ENTITY...]
Add a stated attribute, e.g launch permissions, to the specified
ENTITY. Valid ENTITY values are:
AWS Account ID: User ID to receive stated image attribute.
all: All users to receive the stated image attribute.
-r, --remove ENTITY [--remove ENTITY...]
Remove a stated attribute, e.g launch permissions, from the ENTITY
specified. Valid ENTITY values are:
AWS Account ID: User ID to lose stated image attribute.
all: All users to lose the stated image attribute.
-p, --product-code CODE
Set the product code associated with the specified image to CODE.
ec2-monitor-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2min (ec2-monitor-instances)
ec2min [GENERAL OPTIONS] [INSTANCE [INSTANCE [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Monitor selected running or pending instances.
The INSTANCE parameter is an instance ID to monitor.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-purchase-reserved-instances-offering
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SYNOPSIS
ec2prio (ec2-purchase-reserved-instances-offering)
ec2prio [GENERAL OPTIONS] -c INSTANCE_COUNT -o OFFERING
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Purchase reserved instances from a reserved instances offering.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-o, --offering OFFERING
Purchase reserved instance from the reserved instances offering specified OFFERING.
-c, --instance-count INSTANCE-COUNT
Purchase the number of instances specified by INSTANCE-COUNT from the reserved instances offering.
ec2-reboot-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2reboot (ec2-reboot-instances)
ec2reboot [GENERAL OPTIONS] INSTANCE [INSTANCE [...]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Reboot selected running instances.
The INSTANCE parameter is an instance ID to reboot.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-register
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SYNOPSIS
ec2reg (ec2-register)
ec2reg [GENERAL OPTIONS] MANIFEST
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Register an AMI manifest for use with EC2.
The MANIFEST parameter is the manifest (in S3) to register.
e.g. mybucketname/image.manifest
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-release-address
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SYNOPSIS
ec2reladdr (ec2-release-address)
ec2reladdr [GENERAL OPTIONS] IP
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Release an allocated elastic IP address.
The IP parameter specifies the address to release.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-reset-image-attribute
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SYNOPSIS
ec2ratt (ec2-reset-image-attribute)
ec2ratt [GENERAL OPTIONS] IMAGE -l
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Reset an attribute of an Amazon Image. The IMAGE parameter is the ID of
the Amazon Image to reset an attribute for. An Amazon Image may be:
- an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) or
- an Amazon Kernel Image (AKI) or
- an Amazon Ramdisk Image (ARI).
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
-l, --launch-permission
Reset launch permissions granted on your AMI.
ec2-revoke
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SYNOPSIS
ec2revoke (ec2-revoke)
ec2revoke [GENERAL OPTIONS] GROUP [SPECIFIC OPTIONS]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Revoke selected permissions from a specified group.
The GROUP parameter is name of the group to revoke this permission from.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-P, --protocol PROTOCOL
tcp, udp or icmp (must be lower case). If not specified, the protocol
defaults to tcp if source subnet is specified (or implied by default),
or all-protocols if source group is specified (to ensure backwards
compatibility)
-p, --port-range PORT-RANGE
Range of ports to open. If the tcp or udp protocol are specified (or
implied by default), then the range of ports to grant access to may
optionally be specified as a single integer, or as a range (min-max).
-t, --icmp-type-code TYPE:CODE
icmp type and code. If the icmp protocol is specified, then icmp type
and code may optionally be specified as type:code, where both type and
code are integers and compliant with RFC792. Type or code (or both) may
be specified as -1 which is a wildcard covering all types or codes.
-o, --source-group SOURCE-GROUP [--source-group...]
Network source from which traffic is to be authorized, specified as
an EC2 security group name, e.g. default. This may be specified more
than once to allow network traffic from multiple security groups.
-u, --source-group-user SOURCE-GROUP-USER [--source-group-user...]
The owner of the security group specified using -o. If specified only
once, the same user will be used for all specified groups. However, if
specified once per -o, each user is mapped to a group in order.
Anything else is invalid.
-s, --source-subnet SOURCE-SUBNET
The network source from which traffic is to be authorized, specified
as a CIDR subnet range, e.g. 205.192.8.45/24. This may be specified
more than once to allow traffic from multiple subnets.
ec2-run-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2run (ec2-run-instances)
ec2run [GENERAL OPTIONS] AMI [SPECIFIC OPTIONS]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Launch a number of instances of a specified AMI.
The AMI parameter is the AMI ID of the AMI to launch.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
SPECIFIC OPTIONS
-B, --block-device-mapping MAPPING
Specifies one or more block-device-mappings to launch instances with.
Please see latest Developer's Guide for acceptable mappings.
-n, --instance-count MIN[-MAX]
The number of instances to attempt to launch. May be specified as a
single integer or as a range (min-max). This specifies the minumum
and maximum number of instances to attempt to launch. If a single
integer is specified min and max are both set to that value.
-g, --group GROUP [--group GROUP...]
Specifies the security group (or groups if specified multiple times)
within which the instance(s) should be run. Determines the ingress
firewall rules that will be applied to the launched instances.
Defaults to the user's default group if not supplied.
-k, --key KEY-PAIR
Specifies the key pair to use when launching this instance.
-d, --user-data DATA
Specifies the user data to be made available to the instances in this
reservation.
-f, --user-data-file DATA-FILE
Specifies the file containing user data to be made available to the
instances in this reservation.
--addressing ADDRESSING
Specifies the addressing type to use for the instances. Refer to the
latest Developer's Guide for valid values.
-t, --instance-type TYPE
Specifies the type of instance to be launched. Refer to the latest
Developer's Guide for valid values.
-z, --availability-zone ZONE
Specifies the availability zone to launch the instances in. Run the
'ec2-describe-availability-zones' command for a list of values, and
see the latest Developer's Guide for their meanings.
--kernel KERNEL-ID
Specifies the kernel-ID of the kernel to launch instances with.
--ramdisk RAMDISK-ID
Specifies the ramdisk-ID of the ramdisk to launch instances with.
-m, --monitoring
Enables monitoring of the specified instances
ec2-terminate-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2kill (ec2-terminate-instances)
ec2kill [GENERAL OPTIONS] INSTANCE [INSTANCE [...]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Terminate selected running instances.
The INSTANCE parameter is an instance ID to terminate.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-unmonitor-instances
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SYNOPSIS
ec2umin (ec2-unmonitor-instances)
ec2umin [GENERAL OPTIONS] [INSTANCE [INSTANCE [...]]]
GENERAL NOTES
Any command option/parameter may be passed a value of '-' to indicate
that values for that option should be read from stdin.
DESCRIPTION
Unmonitor selected running or pending instances.
The INSTANCE parameter is an instance ID to unmonitor.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-K, --private-key KEY
Specify KEY as the private key to use. Defaults to the value of the
EC2_PRIVATE_KEY environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-C, --cert CERT
Specify CERT as the X509 certificate to use. Defaults to the value
of the EC2_CERT environment variable (if set). Overrides the default.
-U, --url URL
Specify URL as the web service URL to use. Defaults to the value of
'https://ec2.amazonaws.com' or to that of the EC2_URL environment
variable (if set). Overrides the default.
--region REGION
Specify REGION as the web service region to use.
This option will override the URL specified by the "-U URL" option and EC2_URL environment variable.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-?, --help
Display this help.
-H, --headers
Display column headers.
--debug
Display additional debugging information.
--show-empty-fields
Indicate empty fields.
--connection-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a connection timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
--request-timeout TIMEOUT
Specify a request timeout TIMEOUT (in seconds).
ec2-version
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