Here are some simple commands to get you started with using Amazon EC2:
ec2dim
Displays your account’s AMIs that are on Amazon
ec2run ami-XXXXXXXX
This launches your Amazon EC2 instance. Use your own or one of Amazon’s AMI IDs
ec2din
Describes your running instances with AMI and instance IDs
ec2dvol
Lists your account’s volumes and their status
ec2attvol vol-XXXXXXXX -i i-XXXXXXXX -d xvdf
Attaches an Elastic Block Storage device to your running instance
ec2detvol i-XXXXXXXX
Detaches the storage volume from an instance (use -f to force)
ec2stop i-XXXXXXXX
Stops a running instance so that you can perform maintenance on it
ec2minatt i-XXXXXXXX
Modifies an instance attribute such as the instance type
ec2start i-XXXXXXXX
Resumes your stopped instance
ec2kill i-XXXXXXXX
Terminates your running instance