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**To update an instance**
The following example updates a specified instance's type. ::
aws opsworks --region us-east-1 update-instance --instance-id dfe18b02-5327-493d-91a4-c5c0c448927f --instance-type c3.xlarge
*Output*: None.
**More Information**
For more information, see `Editing the Instance Configuration`_ in the *AWS OpsWorks User Guide*.
.. _`Editing the Instance Configuration`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/opsworks/latest/userguide/workinginstances-properties.html