# How to get started with AWS S3 CLI Commands [The AWS Command Line](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/index.html) Interface is a unified tool that provides a consistent interface for interacting with all parts of AWS. This Blog explains frequently used concepts and commands for [S3 CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/s3/) Tasks. It is widely used to save time, and customize and automate S3 Storage Tasks. Let's Dive-In, - Install AWS CLI by following up [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html), as per your OS and Processor. - Now, it’s time to configure the AWS profile. Use “AWS configure” It will need Admin User's (AdministratorAccess) AWS Access Key ID: and AWS Secret Access Key: (find your credentials under AWS console > IAM > Users > Create/Choose your Admin User > Under Security Credentials tab > Create Access Key (Securely Save this .cve file) And put those key info in the prompt for "AWS configure" sign in on AWS CLI. Example, ![screely-1665204869768.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1665204883481/CV914yBZd.png align="left") I am in, verified by "aws s3 ls" command which listed available S3 buckets with its creation date and time. Now We will go to list all useful commands for **S3 CLI** which will be useful to save you time, and automate S3 Storage operations with customization options. Note : **Assume your local directory and Your unique S3 Bucket Names **respectively in below examples and screenshots. ### AWS S3 Copy : **aws s3 cp** Copy local file or S3 object to another S3 bucket or locally ![screely-1666145945182.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666145962758/nyVjS3dTN.png align="left") ``` # Copying a local file to S3 aws s3 cp test.txt s3://mybucket/test2.txt # Copying a file from S3 to S3 aws s3 cp s3://mybucket/test.txt s3://mybucket/test2.txt # Copying an S3 object to a local file aws s3 cp s3://mybucket/test.txt G:\test2.txt # Copying an S3 object from one bucket to another aws s3 cp s3://mybucket/test.txt s3://mybucket2/ # Setting the Access Control List (ACL) while copying S3 object aws s3 cp s3://mybucket/test.txt s3://mybucket/test2.txt --acl public-read-write # Recursively copying aws s3 cp s3://mybucket D:\testfolder --recursive aws s3 cp D:\testfolder s3://mybucket/ --recursive aws s3 cp s3://mybucket/ s3://mybucket2/ --recursive ``` ### AWS S3 List : **aws s3 ls** List S3 objects and common prefixes under a prefix or all S3 buckets ![screely-1666202507831.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666202540781/HgRPUJy8l.png align="left") ``` # Lists all of the buckets owned by the user aws s3 ls # Recursively list objects in a bucket aws s3 ls s3://mybucket --recursive # Recursively list objects in a bucket with human-readable and summarize option aws s3 ls s3://mybucket --recursive --human-readable --summarize ``` ### AWS S3 Move : **aws s3 mv ** Move local file or S3 object to another S3 bucket or locally ![screely-1666241546692.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666241558100/9fLBG7LhA.png align="left") ![screely-1666241950055.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666241969996/vNanvZi2D.png align="left") ``` # Moves single/multi s3 object/s to a specified bucket - Changing the name of the target bucket file optionally. aws s3 mv G:\test.txt s3://mybucket/test2.txt # Move From local folder objects to move to s3 bucket aws s3 mv G:\testfolder s3://mybucket/test2.txt # Move all Objects From one S3 Bucket to another S3 Bucket aws s3 mv s3://s3clibucket-1 s3://s3clibucket-2 --recursive # Moves all files but exclude some file with specific extension aws s3 mv G:\testfolder s3://mybucket/ --recursive --exclude "*.jpg" ``` ### Create an S3 buckets : **aws s3 mb** **mb (Make Bucket) command creates a bucket.** ![screely-1666242941267.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666242962665/4pTFZs6ZI.png align="left") ![screely-1666243171794.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666243183371/x-MKBT0s6.png align="left") ``` # Creates a bucket (Unique name in default region) aws s3 mb s3://myuniquenamebucket # Create a s3 bucket in a specific Region aws s3 mb s3://mybucket --region us-west-1 ``` ### Generate pre-sign URL for S3 Object: **aws s3 presign** ![screely-1666243991892.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666244100997/3BlXDySLJ.png align="left") ``` # s3 presign url (default 3600 seconds) aws s3 presign s3://s3clibucket-1/test1.txt aws s3 presign s3://s3clibucket-2/test2.txt --expires-in 60 ``` ### To delete an S3 bucket: **aws s3 rb** ![screely-1666244720733.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1666244984442/FqcgQeSQL.png align="left") ``` # Remove an empty bucket aws s3 rb s3://mybucket # Remove all the objects forcefully in the bucket and then remove the bucket itself. aws s3 rb s3://mybucket --force ``` ### To delete S3 object: **aws s3 rm** ``` # Delete an object from S3 Bucket aws s3 rm s3://mybucket/test2.txt # Recursively deletes all objects under a specified bucket aws s3 rm s3://mybucket --recursive # Deletes all objects but excluding some objects aws s3 rm s3://mybucket/ --recursive --exclude "*.jpg" aws s3 rm s3://mybucket/ --recursive --exclude "another/*" ``` ### S3 Static Website configuration for bucket: **aws s3 website** ``` # Configures a bucket name as a static website aws s3 website s3://my-bucket/ --index-document index.html --error-document error.html ``` ### To Sync directories and S3 prefixes: **aws s3 sync ** ``` # Syncs objects with S3 bucket to local directory aws s3 sync G:\Testfolder s3://mybucket # Syncs files between two buckets in different regions aws s3 sync s3://s3clibucket-1 s3://s3clibucket-2 --source-region us-west-2 --region us-east-1 # Syncs objects under a two different buckets aws s3 sync s3://s3clibucket-1 s3://s3clibucket-2 # Sync but exclude objects with specific extensionor directory aws s3 sync G:\Testfolder s3://s3clibucket-1 --exclude "*.jpg" aws s3 sync s3://s3clibucket-1/ G:\TestFolder --exclude "*another/*" ``` With this blog, I hope it clears out the starter concepts with AWS S3 CLI Commands and encouraged you to try it out yourself. Thank you for reading and/or following along with the Blog. Happy Learning. Like and Follow for more Azure and AWS Content. Regards, [Jineshkumar Patel](https://jineshkumar.bio.link/)