AWS CLI Cheat Sheet/Create tags on a resource

Attach tags using a service-specific tagging command.

Section: Common Cross-Service Recipes

Create tags on a resource

bash
bash
aws ec2 create-tags --resources i-0123456789abcdef0 --tags Key=Name,Value=web-01 Key=Env,Value=prod
Explanation

Many AWS services expose service-specific tagging commands or APIs.

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