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@guardian/cfn-cli
Advanced tools
Tools to help run common Cloudformation tasks from the command line
$ npm install -g @guardian/cfn-cli
$ cfn COMMAND
running command...
$ cfn (-v|--version|version)
@guardian/cfn-cli/1.6.0 darwin-x64 node-v14.16.1
$ cfn --help [COMMAND]
USAGE
$ cfn COMMAND
...
cfn create-stackcfn help [COMMAND]cfn rotate-instancescfn update-amicfn update-parameterscfn update-templatecfn validate-templatecfn create-stackBase command
Base command
USAGE
$ cfn create-stack
OPTIONS
-h, --help show CLI help
-p, --profile=profile (required) AWS profile
-r, --region=region AWS region
-s, --stack=stack (required) Stack to update
-t, --template=template (required) Template to upload
See code: src/commands/create-stack.ts
cfn help [COMMAND]display help for cfn
display help for <%= config.bin %>
USAGE
$ cfn help [COMMAND]
ARGUMENTS
COMMAND command to show help for
OPTIONS
--all see all commands in CLI
See code: @oclif/plugin-help
cfn rotate-instancesRotate all instances in an autoscaling group
Rotate all instances in an autoscaling group
USAGE
$ cfn rotate-instances
OPTIONS
-h, --help show CLI help
-p, --profile=profile (required) AWS profile
-s, --stack-name=stack-name (required) Stack to rotate instances in
See code: src/commands/rotate-instances.ts
cfn update-amiReplace the AMI in a stack and rotate the ASG to spin up a new box with it
Replace the AMI in a stack and rotate the ASG to spin up a new box with it
USAGE
$ cfn update-ami
OPTIONS
-a, --ami=ami (required) AMI to replace with
-h, --help show CLI help
-p, --profile=profile (required) AWS profile (value of --profile on the AWS CLI)
-s, --stack-name=stack-name (required) Stack to update with AMI
See code: src/commands/update-ami.ts
cfn update-parametersUpdates a stack with a new template
Updates a stack with a new template
USAGE
$ cfn update-parameters
OPTIONS
-h, --help show CLI help
-p, --profile=profile (required) AWS profile
-r, --region=region AWS region
-s, --stack=stack (required) Stack to update
See code: src/commands/update-parameters.ts
cfn update-templateUpdates a stack with a new template
Updates a stack with a new template
USAGE
$ cfn update-template
OPTIONS
-h, --help show CLI help
-p, --profile=profile (required) AWS profile
-r, --region=region AWS region
-s, --stack=stack (required) Stack to update
-t, --template=template (required) Template to upload
See code: src/commands/update-template.ts
cfn validate-templatedescribe the command here
describe the command here
USAGE
$ cfn validate-template
OPTIONS
-h, --help show CLI help
-p, --profile=profile Profile
-t, --template-path=template-path (required) Path to template file to validate
See code: src/commands/validate-template.ts
FAQs
Tools to help run common CloudFormation tasks from the command line
We found that @guardian/cfn-cli demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 47 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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