ec2-describe-keypairs
From Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud: 2009-10-31
ec2-describe-keypairs
Description
Returns information about key pairs available to you. If you specify key pairs, information about those key pairs is returned. Otherwise, information for all registered key pairs is returned.
Syntax
ec2-describe-keypairs [key_id ...]
Options
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
|
Key pair to describe. Type: String Default: Describes all key pairs available to the account. Example: gsg-keypair |
No |
Output
The command returns a table that contains the following information:
-
KEYPAIR identifier
-
Key pair identifier
-
Private key fingerprint
Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.
Examples
Example Request
This example describes the state of the gsg-keypair key.
PROMPT>ec2-describe-keypairs gsg-keypairKEYPAIR gsg-keypair1f:51:ae:28:bf:89:e9:d8:1f:25:5d:37:2d:7d:b8:ca:9f:f5:f1:6f