mastering-aws-cli

name	mastering-aws-cli
description	AWS CLI v2 quick-reference for experienced developers. Covers compute (Lambda, ECS, EKS), storage (S3, DynamoDB, Aurora), networking (VPC, SSM tunneling), security (IAM, Secrets Manager), and GitHub Actions CI/CD. Use when asked to "write aws commands", "debug aws access", "set up cross-account roles", "configure aws cli", "assume role", "S3 bucket operations", or "deploy to ECS".
triggers	["aws cli","aws command line","aws commands","ec2","s3","lambda","iam","eks","ecs","ecr","dynamodb","rds","aurora","glue","msk","kinesis","ssm","secrets manager","parameter store","vpc","cloudwatch","sts","assume role","aws configure","aws sso","github actions aws","oidc aws","bastion","ssm tunnel","kubectl eks"]
category	cloud-infrastructure
license	MIT
allowed-tools	["Read","Bash","WebFetch"]
metadata	{"version":"2.1.0","author":"Spillwave"}

AWS CLI v2 Quick Reference

A unified tool to manage AWS services from the terminal. This guide focuses on CLI v2 features, practical examples, and advanced patterns for experienced developers.

Quick Start

# Verify installation and version
aws --version

# Interactive configuration
aws configure                    # Access keys + region + output format
aws configure sso               # IAM Identity Center (SSO) - recommended

# Verify identity
aws sts get-caller-identity     # Shows Account, UserId, ARN

# Enable auto-prompt for command discovery
aws dynamodb --cli-auto-prompt

Power User Tips

# See all waiter commands for a service
aws ec2 wait help

# Generate command skeleton (fill in the blanks)
aws lambda create-function --generate-cli-skeleton > create-fn.json

# Create CLI alias for common commands
aws configure set cli_alias.whoami "sts get-caller-identity"
aws whoami  # Now works!

# Disable pager for scripting
export AWS_PAGER=""

See Advanced Patterns for JMESPath mastery and automation tricks.

Global Options

Flag	Description
--profile NAME	Use named profile from ~/.aws/credentials
--region REGION	Override default region (e.g., us-east-1)
--output FORMAT	Output: json (default), text, , ,