AWS Command Line Interface
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Section titled “Concept”AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) lets you run AWS through commands typed in a terminal, without clicking. A single tool can control almost every AWS service. The same AWS APIs that are called when you click in the Console are what the CLI calls behind the scenes. To run the CLI you have to give your identity (credentials), and you can keep separate profiles for separate accounts. If you write the commands into a script, repeated work becomes automatic.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”Giving spoken commands instead of using the TV remote — just say “channel 5” and it’s done.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”If you have to do the same work again and again, typing commands is faster than clicking, and you can make scripts to automate it.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Daily work of developer and operations teams, and scripts.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure CLI
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: