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Create Amazon EC2 resources using the Amazon CLI

You can create and manage your Amazon EC2 resources using the Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI) in a command-line shell. The Amazon CLI provides direct access to the APIs for Amazon Web Services services, such as Amazon EC2.

For syntax and examples for the commands for Amazon EC2, see ec2 in the Amazon CLI Command Reference.

Learn more about the Amazon CLI

To learn more about the Amazon CLI, see the following resources: