**To view the template body for an AWS CloudFormation stack** The following ``get-template`` command shows the template for the ``myteststack`` stack:: aws cloudformation get-template --stack-name myteststack Output:: { "TemplateBody": { "AWSTemplateFormatVersion": "2010-09-09", "Outputs": { "BucketName": { "Description": "Name of S3 bucket to hold website content", "Value": { "Ref": "S3Bucket" } } }, "Description": "AWS CloudFormation Sample Template S3_Bucket: Sample template showing how to create a publicly accessible S3 bucket. **WARNING** This template creates an S3 bucket. You will be billed for the AWS resources used if you create a stack from this template.", "Resources": { "S3Bucket": { "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket", "Properties": { "AccessControl": "PublicRead" } } } } }