tldr/pages/common/aws.md

aws

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