1**To create a new application**
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3The following command creates a new application named "MyApp"::
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5  aws elasticbeanstalk create-application --application-name MyApp --description "my application"
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7The ``create-application`` command only configures the application's name and description. To upload source code for the application, create an initial version of the application using ``create-application-version``. ``create-application-version`` also has an ``auto-create-application`` option that lets you create the application and the application version in one step.
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9Output::
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11  {
12    "Application": {
13        "ApplicationName": "MyApp",
14        "ConfigurationTemplates": [],
15        "DateUpdated": "2015-02-12T18:32:21.181Z",
16        "Description": "my application",
17        "DateCreated": "2015-02-12T18:32:21.181Z"
18    }
19  }
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