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WS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) is an open source tool that helps you to communicate with AWS resources using commands in your shell command line. With limited setup, the AWS CLI helps to start running commands that enforce features similar to that offered by the browser-based AWS Management Console from the command prompt in your terminal program: Linux shells — Use common shell programs such as bash, zsh, and tcsh to run commands in Linux or macOS. Windows command line — On Windows, run commands at the Windows command prompt or in PowerShell.

The AWS CLI is available in two versions: Version 2.x — The current, generally available release of the AWS CLI that is intended for use in production environments.

Few examples of AWS CLI commands: The AWS CLI stores sensitive credential information that you specify with aws configure in a local file named credentials, in a folder named .aws in your home directory.