Download the tool from http://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2metadata/ec2-metadata
$ wget http://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2metadata/ec2-metadata
Check file permissions and make sure that it is executable
$ls -l ec2-metadata
If not, change the file premissions and make it executable
$ chmod u+x ec2-metadata
$ ec2-metadata --help
$ec2-metadata -a -To get the ami-id of the instance, run
$ec2-metadata -p -To get the public hostname, run
$ec2-metadata -o -To get the local ipv4, run
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