AWS CLI

The AWS CLI provides direct terminal access to all AWS services for management, scripting, and automation.

Installation and Configuration

# Install AWS CLI v2 on Linux
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip && sudo ./aws/install

# Configure credentials
aws configure
# AWS Access Key ID: AKIA...
# AWS Secret Access Key: ...
# Default region name: us-east-1
# Default output format: json