**To get document content**
The following ``get-document`` example displays the content of a Systems Manager document. ::
aws ssm get-document \
--name "AWS-RunShellScript"
Output::
{
"Name": "AWS-RunShellScript",
"DocumentVersion": "1",
"Status": "Active",
"Content": "{\n \"schemaVersion\":\"1.2\",\n \"description\":\"Run a shell script or specify the commands to run.\",\n \"parameters\":{\n \"commands\":{\n \"type\":\"StringList\",\n \"description\":\"(Required) Specify a shell script or a command to run.\",\n \"minItems\":1,\n \"displayType\":\"textarea\"\n },\n \"workingDirectory\":{\n \"type\":\"String\",\n \"default\":\"\",\n \"description\":\"(Optional) The path to the working directory on your instance.\",\n \"maxChars\":4096\n },\n \"executionTimeout\":{\n \"type\":\"String\",\n \"default\":\"3600\",\n \"description\":\"(Optional) The time in seconds for a command to complete before it is considered to have failed. Default is 3600 (1 hour). Maximum is 172800 (48 hours).\",\n \"allowedPattern\":\"([1-9][0-9]{0,4})|(1[0-6][0-9]{4})|(17[0-1][0-9]{3})|(172[0-7][0-9]{2})|(172800)\"\n }\n },\n \"runtimeConfig\":{\n \"aws:runShellScript\":{\n \"properties\":[\n {\n \"id\":\"0.aws:runShellScript\",\n \"runCommand\":\"{{ commands }}\",\n \"workingDirectory\":\"{{ workingDirectory }}\",\n \"timeoutSeconds\":\"{{ executionTimeout }}\"\n }\n ]\n }\n }\n}\n",
"DocumentType": "Command",
"DocumentFormat": "JSON"
}
For more information, see `AWS Systems Manager Documents <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-ssm-docs.html>`__ in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*.