Name

ec2-describe-instances

Synopsis

ec2-describe-instances [instanceid1 [...instanceidN]]

Lists the information associated with the specified instances. If no specific instance is specified, shows information on all instances associated with the account.

Examples

# SHOW ALL INSTANCES
$ ec2-describe-instances
RESERVATION  r-3d01de54  999999999999  default
INSTANCE  i-b1a21bd8  ami-1fd73376      pending  0  m1.small  2008-10-
22T16:10:38+0000  us-east-1a  aki-a72cf9ce  ari-a52cf9cc
RESERVATION  r-3d01cc99  999999999999  default
INSTANCE  i-ccdd1b22  ami-1fd73376      pending  0  m1.small  2008-10-
22T16:10:38+0000  us-east-1a  aki-a72cf9ce  ari-a52cf9cc


# SHOW A SPECIFIC INSTANCE
$ ec2-describe-instances i-b1a21bd8
RESERVATION  r-3d01de54  999999999999  default
INSTANCE  i-b1a21bd8  ami-1fd73376      pending  0  m1.small  2008-10-
22T16:10:38+0000  us-east-1a  aki-a72cf9ce  ari-a52cf9cc

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