Describe tasks

bash

aws ecs describe-tasks --cluster my-cluster --tasks arn:aws:ecs:us-west-2:123456789012:task/my-cluster/0123456789abcdef

Explanation

Useful for finding stop reasons, ENIs, and exit codes.

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