Quick Reference Sheet: AWS

 Basic Commands

• aws ec2 describe-instances: List all EC2 instances in the current AWS region.

• aws ec2 describe-instance: Display the details of a specific EC2 instance.

• aws ec2 start-instances: Start one or more EC2 instances.

• aws ec2 stop-instances: Stop one or more EC2 instances.

• aws ec2 terminate-instances: Terminate one or more EC2 instances.

• aws s3 ls: List all objects in an S3 bucket.

• aws s3 cp: Copy an object from one S3 bucket to another.

• aws s3 rm: Delete an object from an S3 bucket.

• aws rds describe-db-instances: List all RDS database instances in the current AWS region.

• aws rds describe-db-instance: Display the details of a specific RDS database instance.

• aws rds start-db-instance: Start an RDS database instance.

• aws rds stop-db-instance: Stop an RDS database instance.

• aws rds delete-db-instance: Delete an RDS database instance.

• aws ec2 create-vpc: Create a new VPC.

• aws ec2 create-subnet: Create a new subnet in a VPC.

• aws ec2 create-security-group: Create a new security group.

Advanced Commands

• aws ec2 launch-template create: Create a new launch template.

• aws ec2 run-instances: Launch a new EC2 instance using a launch template.

• aws s3 sync: Synchronize the contents of two S3 buckets.

• aws rds create-db-snapshot: Create a snapshot of an RDS database instance.

• aws rds restore-db-instance-from-db-snapshot: Restore an RDS database instance from a snapshot.

• aws ec2 create-route-table: Create a new route table in a VPC.

• aws ec2 associate-route-table: Associate a route table with a subnet.

• aws ec2 create-network-acl: Create a new network ACL in a VPC.

• aws ec2 associate-network-acl: Associate a network ACL with a subnet.

• aws ec2 create-gateway: Create a new gateway in a VPC.

• aws ec2 attach-gateway-to-vpc: Attach a gateway to a VPC.

Additional Commands

• aws elb describe-load-balancers: List all load balancers in the current AWS region.

• aws elb describe-load-balancer: Display the details of a specific load balancer.

• aws elb create-load-balancer: Create a new load balancer.

• aws elb delete-load-balancer: Delete a load balancer.

• aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups: List all Auto Scaling groups in the current AWS region.

• aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-group: Display the details of a specific Auto Scaling group.

• aws autoscaling create-auto-scaling-group: Create a new Auto Scaling group.

• aws autoscaling delete-auto-scaling-group: Delete an Auto Scaling group.

• aws cloudwatch describe-alarms: List all CloudWatch alarms in the current AWS region.

• aws cloudwatch describe-alarm: Display the details of a specific CloudWatch alarm.

• aws cloudwatch put-metric-alarm: Create a new CloudWatch alarm.

• aws cloudwatch delete-alarms: Delete one or more CloudWatch alarms.

• aws iam list-users: List all IAM users in the current AWS account.

• aws iam describe-user: Display the details of a specific IAM user.

• aws iam create-user: Create a new IAM user.

• aws iam delete-user: Delete an IAM user.