diff --git a/awsonoff/README.md b/awsonoff/README.md
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+Hello! Thank you for using awsonoff.py! 
+This python script is a handy tool for starting and stopping your aws-ec2 instances
+
+USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
+1. Configure your aws connection using the command "aws configure"
+	-Ensure that you provide the proper public and secret keys, and region name
+	-these keys can be retrieved through the aws IAM service 
+
+2. Navigate to the location that you have saved the awsonoff.py file
+
+3. To run type...
+	- python awsonoff.py [region of instance] [instance id] [on/off]
+	- example: "python awsonoff.py us-west-1 i-asc563varg4 on" 
diff --git a/awsonoff/awsonoff.py b/awsonoff/awsonoff.py
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+#*****************************************************************
+#	Author: 		Cody WIlliams	
+#
+#	Date: 			2020-01-06	
+#
+#	Program Name: 	awspower.py
+#
+#	Description: 	This script should be ran from the command line
+# 					with the purpose of starting / stopping an 
+#					AWS ec2 instance. This utilizes the
+#					AWS boto3 API. To use, type...
+#					python awspower.py [region] [instance-id] [on/off]				
+#*****************************************************************
+
+
+import boto3 #used to interact with AWS API
+import sys #used to support command line functionality
+
+#Prints the usage of the script
+def print_usage():
+	print('USAGE: python awspower.py [region] [instance-id] [on/off]')
+
+#function for the creation of a session in a specified region
+def get_session(r):
+    return boto3.session.Session(region_name=region)
+
+#Retrieve arguements from the command line
+region = sys.argv[1]
+ID = sys.argv[2]
+action = sys.argv[3]
+
+#Create the session and client
+session = get_session(region)
+client = session.client('ec2') 
+
+#start the instance or stop the instance
+if action == 'on':
+	client.start_instances(InstanceIds=[ID])
+	print('ec2 instance ' + ID + ' turned on!')
+elif action == 'off': 
+	client.stop_instances(InstanceIds=[ID])
+	print('ec2 instance ' + ID + ' turned off!')
+else: 
+	print_usage()
+   
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diff --git a/awsonoff/requirements.txt b/awsonoff/requirements.txt
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+boto3==1.10.46
+botocore==1.13.46
+docutils==0.15.2
+futures==3.3.0
+jmespath==0.9.4
+python-dateutil==2.8.1
+s3transfer==0.2.1
+six==1.13.0
+urllib3==1.25.7