**To create a queue**

This example creates a queue with the specified name, sets the message retention period to 3 days (3 days * 24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds), and sets the queue's dead letter queue to the specified queue with a maximum receive count of 1,000 messages.

Command::

  aws sqs create-queue --queue-name MyQueue --attributes file://create-queue.json

Input file (create-queue.json)::

  {
    "RedrivePolicy": "{\"deadLetterTargetArn\":\"arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:80398EXAMPLE:MyDeadLetterQueue\",\"maxReceiveCount\":\"1000\"}",
    "MessageRetentionPeriod": "259200"  
  }

Output::

  {
    "QueueUrl": "https://queue.amazonaws.com/80398EXAMPLE/MyQueue"
  }