Filter by Tag

You can describe your resources and filter the results based on the tags. To filter by tag:

Enter the following command and parameter:

euca-describe-tags --filter resource-type=[resource_type]

The following example describes all your tags.

euca-describe-tags
TAG  emi-1A2B3C4D  image  appserver
TAG  emi-1A2B3C4D  image  stack  dev
TAG  i-5F4E3D2A  instance  appserver
TAG  i-5F4E3D2A  instance  stack  dev
TAG  i-12345678  instance  database_server
TAG  i-12345678  instance  stack  test

The following example describes the tags for a resource with ID emi-1A2B3C4D.

euca-describe-tags --filter "resource-id=emi-1A2B3C4D"
TAG  emi-1A2B3C4D  image  appserver
TAG  emi-1A2B3C4D  image  stack  dev

The following example describes the tags for all your instances.

euca-describe-tags --filter "resource-type=instance"
TAG  i-5F4E3D2A  instance  appserver
TAG  i-5F4E3D2A  instance  stack  dev
TAG  i-12345678  instance  database_server
TAG  i-12345678  instance  stack  test