The official CLI tool for Amazon Web Services. Wizard, SSO, Resource Autocompletion, and YAML options are v2 only. 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
- See help text for the AWS command:
aws {{command}} help
- 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