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Retrieve EC2 instance ID from the command line
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getEc2InstanceId.sh
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id
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setHostname.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Set the Amazon Instance ID as hostname
curl http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id > /etc/hostname
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