aws-ec2:tldr:d1503
aws-ec2: List available AMIs (Amazon Machine Images).
$ aws ec2 describe-images
try on your machine
The command "aws ec2 describe-images" is used to fetch information about available images in your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) account.
Here is a breakdown of the components in the command:
- "aws": This is the command-line interface (CLI) tool provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for interacting with various AWS services.
- "ec2": This is the AWS service you are targeting, specifically the EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) service.
- "describe-images": This is the specific action you are requesting from the EC2 service. It instructs EC2 to provide information about the available machine images.
When you run this command, AWS retrieves metadata about the images currently available in your account. The information returned includes details like image ID, name, description, architecture, platform, root device type, etc. This gives you a comprehensive view of the images you can use when launching instances in your EC2 environment.
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.