ec2-reboot-instances

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Syntax

ec2-reboot-instances instance_id [instance_id ...]

Reboots one or more specified instances. You must specify at least one instance ID.

	Note
	If a Linux/UNIX instance does not cleanly shut down within four minutes, Amazon EC2 will perform a hard reboot.

Option Description Required

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

instance_id

Instance identifier that was assigned to the instance at launch.

Example: i-3ea74257

Yes

This command displays no output on success.

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

This example reboots the i-3ea74257 instance.

PROMPT> ec2-reboot-instances i-3ea74257

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