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The AWS CLI

Command-line access to Amazon Web Services. Let’s get started!

Installing on Windows

Download and run the MSI installer from https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi

Installing on Linux

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip" 
unzip awscliv2.zip 
sudo ./aws/install

Testing your Installation

aws --version

Creating API Keys

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-configure.html#cli-quick-configuration

To use the CLI, you need API keys. Get some by logging in to the IAM console.

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  1. Click “users”
  2. Add a user
  3. Give the user programmatic access
  4. Add the user to the Admins group
  5. Save the keys somewhere safe

Configuring the CLI

Run the aws configure command. Enter your API keys and region.

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AWS saves the keys locally at ~/.aws/credentials.

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You can test your configuration by running a command. For example:

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Now that the CLI is up and running, let’s take it for a spin! AWS CLI commands are usually formatted like:

aws <command> <subcommands>

aws help

Consult the help info often. The aws help command by itself will list the command line options and the different commands

aws help

Each command will have it’s own help menu with a list of subcommands and other options. You can see these by typing:

aws <command> help