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aws-cloudformation:tldr:48927
aws-cloudformation: Check the status of a stack.
$ aws cloudformation describe-stacks --stack-name ${stack-id} --profile ${profile}
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The command "aws cloudformation describe-stacks" is used to retrieve information about the AWS CloudFormation stacks that exist in your AWS account.
Here is the breakdown of the command:
- "aws" is the command-line interface (CLI) for AWS.
- "cloudformation" is the AWS service that allows you to provision and manage cloud resources using templates.
- "describe-stacks" is the sub-command that you are using to describe the stacks.
- "--stack-name ${stack-id}" is an option to specify the stack you want to describe. "${stack-id}" is a placeholder that represents the unique identifier or name of the stack you want information about.
- "--profile ${profile}" is an option to specify the AWS profile you want to use to make the AWS CLI request. "${profile}" is a placeholder that represents the name of the AWS profile set in your AWS CLI configuration.
To use this command, you need to replace "${stack-id}" with the actual name or unique identifier of the stack you want to describe, and "${profile}" with the name of the AWS profile you want to use. You will then receive information about the specified CloudFormation stack.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.