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title: Install cfn-format on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of cfn-format for Linux - Formats AWS CloudFormation
  templates.
url: https://snapcraft.io/cfn-format
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# cfn-format

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latest/stable v1.1.0

Install latest/stable of cfn-format

This channel hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install cfn-format
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* cfn-format

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 2 July 2019 - latest/stable
* 3 February 2023 - latest/edge

This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.

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### Websites

* [github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-formatter](https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-formatter "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-cloudformation-template-formatter")

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/cfn-format#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/cfn-format#tab-security)

#### Formats AWS CloudFormation templates.

cfn-format is a command line tool that reads an existing AWS CloudFormation template and outputs a cleanly-formatted, easy-to-read copy of the same template adhering to standards as used in AWS documentation. cfn-format can output either YAML or JSON as desired.

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## Install cfn-format on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/cfn-format/raspbian)