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Installing AWS CLI v2

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The AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.

Here’s a complete guide for installing the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) on major platforms:

For Windows

  1. Download the installer:

  1. Run the downloaded .msi file and follow the setup wizard.

  2. Verify installation:

   aws --version
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You should see something like:

   aws-cli/2.x.x Python/X.x.x Windows/x86_64
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For macOS

Using the official installer:

  1. Download the installer: 
   curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
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  1. Install it: 
   sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /
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  1. Verify installation: 
   aws --version
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Or, using Homebrew (if installed): 

brew install awscli
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For Linux

  1. Download and unzip the installer: 
   curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
   unzip awscliv2.zip
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  1. Install it: 
   sudo ./aws/install
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  1. Verify: 
   aws --version
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Post-install: Configure AWS CLI

After installation, configure with your AWS credentials:

aws configure
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You’ll be prompted for:

  • AWS Access Key ID
  • AWS Secret Access Key
  • Default region name (e.g., us-east-1)
  • Default output format (e.g., json, table, text)

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