Master AWS CLI

Learn to control AWS infrastructure from your terminal. From installation to advanced automation.

🚀 Getting Started 🔧 Commands

Getting Started

Install and configure your CLI environment

Installation

Choose your OS and follow the instructions:

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install
msiexec /i AWSCLIV2.msi
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Configuration

Run the configure command and enter your AWS credentials:

aws configure
Enter AWS Access Key ID: [your-key]
Enter AWS Secret Access Key: [your-secret]
Default region name: us-east-1
Default output format: json
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CLI Basics

Common commands and best practices

List Resources

aws ec2 describe-instances --query 'Reservations[*].Instances[*].{ID:InstanceId,Type:InstanceType}' --output table

Use JMESPath queries to extract specific fields from JSON outputs.

S3 Operations

aws s3 cp myfile.txt s3://my-bucke/
aws s3 sync . s3://my-bucket --exclude "*.tmp"

Copy and sync files with S3 using recursive and filtering options.

CloudFront

aws cloudfront create-invalidation
--distribution-id E23APVBMN4413U
--paths Items=/index.html,/error.html

Invalidate CloudFront cache to distribute updates immediately.

IAM & Roles

aws iam create-user --user-name dev-user
aws iam attach-user-policy
--policy-arn arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/DevAccess--user-name dev-user

Create users and attach policies directly from the command line.

Advanced Usage

Automation and scripting with AWS CLI

Scripting Integration

#!/bin/bash
INSTANCE_ID=$(aws ec2 run-instances \--image-id ami-123456 --count 1 --instance-type t2.micro |
jq -r .Instances[0].InstanceId)
echo Created instance $INSTANCE_ID

Use the CLI with shell scripts to automate complex workflows.

Output Formatting

aws ec2 describe-instances --output table
aws cloudtrail list-trails --output json

Choose output formats: json, text, table, or yaml

Multiple Profiles

aws configure --profile prod
aws s3 ls --profile prod

Manage multiple environments with separate credential profiles.

Filtering Queries

aws ec2 describe-images --owners self \|
jq '._Items[] | select(.State == "available")'

Use jq with CLI to extract and filter JSON data efficiently.

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