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Aws Dynamodb Command: Create Table

An engineer would use this AWS DynamoDB command when setting up a new database table to store structured data within a cloud application, ensuring it has defined attributes, a primary hash key, and specific read/write throughput configurations. Exact CLI syntax to create table using Aws Dynamodb.

When to use this: An engineer would use this AWS DynamoDB command when setting up a new database table to store structured data within a cloud application, ensuring it has defined attributes, a primary hash key, and specific read/write throughput configurations.

Command Syntax

aws dynamodb create-table --table-name <table_name> --attribute-definitions <AttributeName=S,AttributeType=S> --key-schema <AttributeName=S,KeyType=HASH> --provisioned-throughput <ReadCapacityUnits=5,WriteCapacityUnits=5>

Command Breakdown

--table-name
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--attribute-definitions
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--key-schema
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--provisioned-throughput
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

FAQ

Purpose: Exact syntax to create table using Aws Dynamodb.

Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.

Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.

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