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#  execute-change-set  Â¶

##  Description  Â¶

Updates a stack using the input information that was provided when the
specified change set was created. After the call successfully completes,
CloudFormation starts updating the stack. Use the DescribeStacks action to
view the status of the update.

When you execute a change set, CloudFormation deletes all other change sets
associated with the stack because they arenât valid for the updated stack.

If a stack policy is associated with the stack, CloudFormation enforces the
policy during the update. You canât specify a temporary stack policy that
overrides the current policy.

To create a change set for the entire stack hierarchy, ` IncludeNestedStacks
` must have been set to ` True  ` .

See also: [ AWS API Documentation
](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/cloudformation-2010-05-15/ExecuteChangeSet)

##  Synopsis  Â¶

    
    
      execute-change-set
    --change-set-name <value>
    [--stack-name <value>]
    [--client-request-token <value>]
    [--disable-rollback | --no-disable-rollback]
    [--retain-except-on-create | --no-retain-except-on-create]
    [--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
    [--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]
    [--debug]
    [--endpoint-url <value>]
    [--no-verify-ssl]
    [--no-paginate]
    [--output <value>]
    [--query <value>]
    [--profile <value>]
    [--region <value>]
    [--version <value>]
    [--color <value>]
    [--no-sign-request]
    [--ca-bundle <value>]
    [--cli-read-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
    [--cli-binary-format <value>]
    [--no-cli-pager]
    [--cli-auto-prompt]
    [--no-cli-auto-prompt]
    

##  Options  Â¶

` --change-set-name  ` (string)

> The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the change set that you want use
> to update the specified stack.

` --stack-name  ` (string)

> If you specified the name of a change set, specify the stack name or Amazon
> Resource Name (ARN) thatâs associated with the change set you want to
> execute.

` --client-request-token  ` (string)

> A unique identifier for this ` ExecuteChange