ec2-terminate-instances

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Syntax

ec2-terminate-instances instance_id [instance_id ...]

Terminates the specified instances.

Option Description Required

Option	Description	Required
`instance_id`	ID of the instance that was assigned at launch. Example: `i-3ea74257`	Yes

instance_id

ID of the instance that was assigned at launch.

Example: i-3ea74257

Yes

Amazon EC2 returns a table that contains the following information:

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

This example terminates the i-3ea74257 instance.

PROMPT> ec2-terminate-instances i-3ea74257
INSTANCE i-3ea74257 running shutting-down