EC2 API Tools: Get the ID of an instance from its name

ec2.sh

#!/bin/bash

ec2iid() {
  ec2-get-instance-id-from-name "$@"
}

ec2-get-instance-id-from-name() {
  ec2-describe-instances | grep TAG | grep Name | grep "$@" | \
  while read type thing id label value; do
    [ "$value" == "$@" ] && echo $id && break
  done
}