aws

The official CLI tool for Amazon Web Services. Some subcommands such as s3 have their own usage documentation. 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

• 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

• Display help for a specific command:

aws command help