---
name: "euca-describe-instance-attribute"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "euca2ools"
version: "3.3.1-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/euca-describe-instance-attribute"
---

# euca-describe-instance-attribute(1)

Show one of an instance's attributes.

## NAME

euca-describe-instance-attribute - Show one of an instance's attributes.

## SYNOPSIS

euca-describe-instance-attribute

- (**-b** \| **--disable-api-termination** \| **--ebs-optimized** \| **-g** \| **-p** \| **--instance-initiated-shutdown-behavior** \| **-t** \| **--kernel** \| **--ramdisk** \| **--root-device-name** \| **--source-dest-check** \| **--user-data**)

  \[--show-empty-fields\] \[-U URL\] \[--region USER@REGION\] \[-I KEY\_ID\] \[-S KEY\] \[--security-token TOKEN\] \[--debug\] \[--debugger\] \[--version\] \[-h\] INSTANCE

## DESCRIPTION

Show one of an instance's attributes.

## DESCRIPTION

Note that exactly one attribute may be shown at a time.

### positional arguments:

- INSTANCE

  ID of the instance to show info for (required)

### optional arguments:

- **-b**, **--block-device-mapping**

  show block device mappings

- **--disable-api-termination**

  show whether termination is disabled

- **--ebs-optimized**

  show whether the root volume is optimized for EBS I/O

- **-g**, **--group-id**

  show the security groups the instance belongs to

- **-p**, **--product-code**

  show any associated product codes

- **--instance-initiated-shutdown-behavior**

  show whether the instance stops or terminates when shut down

- **-t**, **--instance-type**

  show the instance's type

- **--kernel**

  show the ID of the kernel image associated with the instance

- **--ramdisk**

  show the ID of the ramdisk image associated with the instance

- **--root-device-name**

  show the name of the instance's root device (e.g. '/dev/sda1')

- **--source-dest-check**

  \[VPC only\] show whether source/destination checking is enabled for the instance

- **--user-data**

  show the instance's user-data

- **--show-empty-fields**

  show empty values as "(nil)"

- **-U** URL, **--url** URL

  compute service endpoint URL

- **--region** USER@REGION

  region and/or user names to search when looking up config file data

**-I** KEY\_ID, **--access-key-id** KEY\_ID

**-S** KEY, **--secret-key** KEY

**--security-token** TOKEN

- **--debug**

  show debugging output

- **--debugger**

  launch interactive debugger on error

- **--version**

  show the program's version and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit