| name | aws |
| description | AWS CLI - manage S3, EC2, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation and other AWS services. Use when user mentions 'aws', 'amazon web services', 's3', 'ec2', 'lambda', or wants to interact with AWS. |
| category | devtools |
| install_command | brew install awscli |
| binary | aws |
aws
Setup
brew install awscli
Verify installation:
aws --version
Use --output json for machine-readable output.
Authentication
aws configure
Verify identity:
aws sts get-caller-identity
Resources
S3
| Command | Description |
|---|
aws s3 ls | List all buckets |
aws s3 ls s3://<bucket> | List objects in a bucket |
aws s3 ls s3://<bucket>/<prefix>/ --recursive | List all objects with a prefix |
aws s3 cp <file> s3://<bucket>/ | Upload a file to S3 |
aws s3 cp s3://<bucket>/<key> <file> | Download a file from S3 |
aws s3 sync . s3://<bucket>/ | Sync local directory to S3 |
aws s3 sync s3://<bucket>/ . | Sync S3 to local directory |
aws s3 rm s3://<bucket>/<key> | Delete an object |
aws s3 mb s3://<bucket> | Create a bucket |
aws s3 rb s3://<bucket> --force | Delete a bucket and its contents |
EC2
| Command | Description |
|---|
aws ec2 describe-instances | List all EC2 instances |
aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "Name=instance-state-name,Values=running" | List running instances |
aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids <id> | Start an instance |
aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <id> | Stop an instance |
aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids <id> | Terminate an instance |
aws ec2 describe-security-groups | List security groups |
Lambda
| Command | Description |
|---|
aws lambda list-functions | List all Lambda functions |
aws lambda invoke --function-name <name> output.json | Invoke a function |
aws lambda invoke --function-name <name> --payload '{"key":"value"}' output.json | Invoke with payload |
aws lambda get-function --function-name <name> | Get function details |
aws lambda update-function-code --function-name <name> --zip-file fileb://function.zip | Update function code |
aws lambda list-event-source-mappings | List event source mappings |
IAM
| Command | Description |
|---|
aws iam list-users | List all IAM users |
aws iam list-roles | List all IAM roles |
aws iam list-policies --scope Local | List custom policies |
aws iam get-user | Get current user details |
aws iam create-user --user-name <name> | Create a user |
CloudFormation
| Command | Description |
|---|
aws cloudformation deploy --template-file template.yaml --stack-name <name> | Deploy a stack |
aws cloudformation describe-stacks | List all stacks |
aws cloudformation describe-stack-events --stack-name <name> | View stack events |
aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name <name> | Delete a stack |
STS
| Command | Description |
|---|
aws sts get-caller-identity | Show current identity |
aws sts assume-role --role-arn <arn> --role-session-name <name> | Assume an IAM role |
Global Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|
--output json | Output as JSON |
--output table | Output as table |
--output text | Output as plain text |
--region <region> | Specify AWS region |
--profile <name> | Use a named profile |
--query <expression> | JMESPath query for filtering output |
--no-paginate | Disable pagination |
