cdk Command Examples

A CLI for AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). More information: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/latest/guide/cli.html.

• List the stacks in the app:

cdk ls

• Synthesize and print the CloudFormation template for the specified stack(s):

cdk synth {{stack_name}}

• Deploy one or more stacks:

cdk deploy {{stack_name1 stack_name2 ...}}

• Destroy one or more stacks:

cdk destroy {{stack_name1 stack_name2 ...}}

• Compare the specified stack with the deployed stack or a local CloudFormation template:

cdk diff {{stack_name}}

• Create a new CDK project in the current directory for a specified [l]anguage:

cdk init -l {{language}}

• Open the CDK API reference in your browser:

cdk docs