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Set AWS REGION from Metadata Service
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region_config.bash
#!/bin/bash
export AWS_AVAILABILITY_ZONE=$(curl -s http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone)
export AWS_REGION=${AWS_AVAILABILITY_ZONE%?}
# From http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/string-manipulation.html :
# ${string%substring}
# Deletes shortest match of $substring from back of $string.
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