ec2-describe-image-attribute

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Description

Returns information about an attribute of an AMI. Only one attribute can be specified per call.

ec2-describe-image-attribute ami_id {-l | -p | -B | --kernel | --ramdisk}

Name	Description	Required
`ami_id`	The ID of the AMI for which an attribute will be described. Type: String Default: None Example: ami-4fa54026	Yes
`-l--launch-permission`	Describes the launch permissions of the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: -l	No
`-p--product-code`	Describes the product code associated with the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: -p	No
`--kernel`	Describes the ID of the kernel associated with the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: --kernel	No
`--ramdisk`	Describes the ID of the RAM disk associated with the AMI. Type: String Default: None Example: --ramdisk	No
`-B--block-device-mapping`	Describes the mapping that defines native device names to use when exposing virtual devices. Type: String Default: None Example: -B	No
`--platform`	Describes the operating system platform. Type: String Default: None Example: --platform	No

The command returns a table that contains the following information:

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

This example lists the launch permissions for the ami-61a54008 AMI

PROMPT> ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -l
launchPermission ami-2bb65342 group all
launchPermission ami-2bb65342 userId 495219933132

This example lists the product code for the ami-2bb65342AMI.

PROMPT> ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -p
productCodes ami-2bb65342 productCode 774F4FF8

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