You want to tag an EC2 instance i-1234567890abcdef0 with Environment=Test in one AWS CLI command. Which command is correct?

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You want to tag an EC2 instance i-1234567890abcdef0 with Environment=Test in one AWS CLI command. Which command is correct?

Aaws ec2 create-tags --resources i-1234567890abcdef0 --tags Key=Environment,Value=Test

Baws ec2 create-tags --resources i-1234567890abcdef0 --tag-specifications 'ResourceType=instance,Tags=[{Key=Environment,Value=Test}]'

Caws ec2 create-tags --resources i-1234567890abcdef0 --add-tags Environment=Test

Daws ec2 create-tags --resources i-1234567890abcdef0 --tag Environment=Test

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand tagging syntax for existing EC2 instances
Tags are added to existing instances using the 'create-tags' command with '--tags Key=Value'.
Step 2: Identify correct syntax for tagging
aws ec2 create-tags --resources i-1234567890abcdef0 --tags Key=Environment,Value=Test uses the correct '--tags' format. Other options use invalid or unsupported flags.
Final Answer:
aws ec2 create-tags --resources i-1234567890abcdef0 --tags Key=Environment,Value=Test -> Option A
Quick Check:
Tag existing EC2 = create-tags --tags Key=Value [OK]

Quick Trick: Tag EC2 with create-tags --tags Key=Value [OK]

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