You want to save the output of aws ec2 describe-instances in a file as JSON and also view it as a table on screen. What is the best approach?

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You want to save the output of aws ec2 describe-instances in a file as JSON and also view it as a table on screen. What is the best approach?

ARun command twice: once with --output json > file, once with --output table

BUse --output json | tee file and then convert to table manually

CUse --output table and redirect output to file

DSet default output to table and manually convert file to JSON

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand output format limitations
AWS CLI outputs one format per command execution; cannot output two formats simultaneously.
Step 2: Choose practical solution
Running the command twice with different --output options saves JSON to file and shows table on screen.
Final Answer:
Run command twice: once with --output json > file, once with --output table -> Option A
Quick Check:
One output format per command; run twice for different formats [OK]

Quick Trick: Run commands separately for different output formats [OK]

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