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aws ssm get-document

Gets the contents of the specified Amazon Web Services Systems Manager document (SSM document). AWS CLI reference

1 example 4 options Its page in the AWS CLI reference

Examples

from aws-cli, each command read by CmdID

To get document content

The following get-document example displays the content of a Systems Manager document.

aws ssm get-document --name "AWS-RunShellScript"Identify

--nameThe name of the SSM document.

Its output

{
    "Name": "AWS-RunShellScript",
    "DocumentVersion": "1",
    "Status": "Active",
    "Content": "{\n    \"schemaVersion\":\"1.2\",\n    \"description\":\"Run a shell script or specify the commands to run.\",\n    \"parameters\":{\n        \"commands\":{\n            \"type\":\"StringList\",\n            \"description\":\"(Required) Specify a shell script or a command to run.\",\n            \"minItems\":1,\n            \"displayType\":\"textarea\"\n        },\n        \"workingDirectory\":{\n            \"type\":\"String\",\n            \"default\":\"\",\n            \"description\":\"(Optional) The path to the working directory on your instance.\",\n            \"maxChars\":4096\n        },\n        \"executionTimeout\":{\n            \"type\":\"String\",\n            \"default\":\"3600\",\n            \"description\":\"(Optional) The time in seconds for a command to complete before it is considered to have failed. Default is 3600 (1 hour). Maximum is 172800 (48 hours).\",\n            \"allowedPattern\":\"([1-9][0-9]{0,4})|(1[0-6][0-9]{4})|(17[0-1][0-9]{3})|(172[0-7][0-9]{2})|(172800)\"\n        }\n    },\n    \"runtimeConfig\":{\n        \"aws:runShellScript\":{\n            \"properties\":[\n                {\n                    \"id\":\"0.aws:runShellScript\",\n                    \"runCommand\":\"{{ commands }}\",\n                    \"workingDirectory\":\"{{ workingDirectory }}\",\n                    \"timeoutSeconds\":\"{{ executionTimeout }}\"\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    }\n}\n",
    "DocumentType": "Command",
    "DocumentFormat": "JSON"
}

For more information, see AWS Systems Manager Documents in the AWS Systems Manager User Guide.

Options

4 in the AWS CLI reference

--document-formatReturns the document in the specified format.

--document-versionThe document version for which you want information.

--nameThe name of the SSM document.

--version-nameAn optional field specifying the version of the artifact associated with the document.