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Create an SSM Document (AWS CLI)

1. Copy and customize an existing document, as described in Copy a Document.

2. Add the document using the AWS CLI.

   aws ssm create-document --content file://path to your file\your file --name "document name" --document-type "Command" 

   Windows example

   aws ssm create-document --content file://c:\temp\PowershellScript.json --name "PowerShellScript" --document-type "Command" 

   Linux example

   aws ssm create-document --content file:///home/ec2-user/RunShellScript.json  --name "RunShellScript" --document-type "Command"