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AWS CLI useful tips & tricks

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By Hector G Serrano 1 min read

Install AWS CLI

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curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install

See the account you are working on

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ubuntu@ip-172-31-25-204:~$ aws sts get-caller-identity --query Account --output text
06XXXXXXXXXX
ubuntu@ip-172-31-25-204:~$

Set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY

I always forget the name of these envars =P

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export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=

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export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=

Example:

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$ export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKI...
$ export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=bQv...
$ aws sts get-caller-identity
{
    "UserId": "AID...F",
    "Account": "767397664936",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::767397664936:user/cloud_user"
}
$

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