AWS CLI: S3

PREREQUISITES

• Install AWS CLI.
• Configure AWS CLI with a default region (us-west-2).
• Create an IAM access key

Transport to S3

To transport files use either the mv command to move (transport and delete locally) or cp command to copy (transport only).

Examples

Move and delete a single local file to a remote bucket directory:

aws s3 mv /local/path/filename.ext s3://bucket-name/remote/path/

Copy a local file to a remote directory:

aws s3 cp /local/path/filename.ext s3://bucket-name/remote/path/

Move all files in a local directory to a remote directory:

aws s3 mv /local/path/ s3://bucket-name/remote/path/ --recursive

TIP

Check out the official documentation for more examples.

Common Options

• storage-class: The type of storage to use for the object. Valid choices are: STANDARD | REDUCED_REDUNDANCY | STANDARD_IA | ONEZONE_IA | INTELLIGENT_TIERING | GLACIER | DEEP_ARCHIVE. Defaults to STANDARD

Most transports should be STANDARD. For long-term, inexpensive object storage use GLACIER.

Move all files in a local directory to a remote directory and store in GLACIER:

aws s3 mv /local/path/ s3://bucket-name/remote/path/ --recursive --storage-class GLACIER