Cloudformation deploy documentation clarification (#9316)

aws · Feb 26, 2025 · 7c0f377 · 7c0f377
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diff --git a/awscli/customizations/cloudformation/deploy.py b/awscli/customizations/cloudformation/deploy.py
@@ -224,9 +224,13 @@ class DeployCommand(BasicCommand):
             'dest': 'fail_on_empty_changeset',
             'default': True,
             'help_text': (
-                'Specify if the CLI should return a non-zero exit code if '
-                'there are no changes to be made to the stack. The default '
-                'behavior is to return a non-zero exit code.'
+                'Specify if the CLI should return a non-zero exit code '
+                'when there are no changes to be made to the stack. By '
+                'default, a non-zero exit code is returned, and this is '
+                'the same behavior that occurs when '
+                '`--fail-on-empty-changeset` is specified. If '
+                '`--no-fail-on-empty-changeset` is specified, then the '
+                'CLI will return a zero exit code.'
             )
         },
         {