aws
The official CLI tool for Amazon Web Services.
Some subcommands such as s3
have their own usage documentation.
More information: https://aws.amazon.com/cli.
- Configure the AWS Command-line:
aws configure wizard
- Configure the AWS Command-line using SSO:
aws configure sso
- Get the caller identity (used to troubleshoot permissions):
aws sts get-caller-identity
- List AWS resources in a region and output in YAML:
aws dynamodb list-tables --region
us-east-1 --output yaml
- Use auto prompt to help with a command:
aws iam create-user --cli-auto-prompt
- Get an interactive wizard for an AWS resource:
aws dynamodb wizard
new_table
- Generate a JSON CLI Skeleton (useful for infrastructure as code):
aws dynamodb update-table --generate-cli-skeleton
- Display help for a specific command:
aws
command help