melvynx aws
Setup
brew install awscli
Verify installation:
aws --version
Use --output json for machine-readable output.
Authentication
aws configure
Verify identity:
aws sts get-caller-identity
Resources
S3
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws s3 ls |
List all buckets |
aws s3 ls s3://<bucket> |
List objects in a bucket |
aws s3 ls s3://<bucket>/<prefix>/ --recursive |
List all objects with a prefix |
aws s3 cp <file> s3://<bucket>/ |
Upload a file to S3 |
aws s3 cp s3://<bucket>/<key> <file> |
Download a file from S3 |
aws s3 sync . s3://<bucket>/ |
Sync local directory to S3 |
aws s3 sync s3://<bucket>/ . |
Sync S3 to local directory |
aws s3 rm s3://<bucket>/<key> |
Delete an object |
aws s3 mb s3://<bucket> |
Create a bucket |
aws s3 rb s3://<bucket> --force |
Delete a bucket and its contents |
EC2
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws ec2 describe-instances |
List all EC2 instances |
aws ec2 describe-instances --filters "Name=instance-state-name,Values=running" |
List running instances |
aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids <id> |
Start an instance |
aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <id> |
Stop an instance |
aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids <id> |
Terminate an instance |
aws ec2 describe-security-groups |
List security groups |
Lambda
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws lambda list-functions |
List all Lambda functions |
aws lambda invoke --function-name <name> output.json |
Invoke a function |
aws lambda invoke --function-name <name> --payload '{"key":"value"}' output.json |
Invoke with payload |
aws lambda get-function --function-name <name> |
Get function details |
aws lambda update-function-code --function-name <name> --zip-file fileb://function.zip |
Update function code |
aws lambda list-event-source-mappings |
List event source mappings |
IAM
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws iam list-users |
List all IAM users |
aws iam list-roles |
List all IAM roles |
aws iam list-policies --scope Local |
List custom policies |
aws iam get-user |
Get current user details |
aws iam create-user --user-name <name> |
Create a user |
CloudFormation
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws cloudformation deploy --template-file template.yaml --stack-name <name> |
Deploy a stack |
aws cloudformation describe-stacks |
List all stacks |
aws cloudformation describe-stack-events --stack-name <name> |
View stack events |
aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name <name> |
Delete a stack |
STS
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
aws sts get-caller-identity |
Show current identity |
aws sts assume-role --role-arn <arn> --role-session-name <name> |
Assume an IAM role |
Global Flags
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--output json |
Output as JSON |
--output table |
Output as table |
--output text |
Output as plain text |
--region <region> |
Specify AWS region |
--profile <name> |
Use a named profile |
--query <expression> |
JMESPath query for filtering output |
--no-paginate |
Disable pagination |