How can I get list of only running instances when using ec2-describe-tags

amazon-ec2, amazon-web-services, aws-cli

Solution

It is easy using the aws-cli:

aws ec2 describe-instances --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].[InstanceId]' --filters Name=instance-state-name,Values=running --output text

Problem

How can I get list of only running instances when using `ec2-describe-tags`. I am using my command like this: ``` ec2-describe-tags --filter "resource-type=instance" --filter "value=somevalue" --filter "key=key" ```

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