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Introducing the Amazon CLI

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Introducing the Amazon CLI

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- [Instructor] One of the most powerful aspects for user adoption for any cloud provider is the command line interface, or CLI. Amazon has a strong CLI, and if you are a Linux user especially, you will see how easy it is for S3 access using the CLI. Now one of the first questions you may ask is why do you want a CLI for infrastructure in the cloud? The CLI provides a developer-friendly way to access resources from a familiar interface. You can visualize, create, edit, and destroy cloud infrastructure and storage from a simple command entered in your terminal. It also provides a simple way to write robust scripts using native scripting environments like bash. It also provides a quick way to inspect your data and infrastructure. For instance, if you want to see all the files in a S3 bucket, a simple command line call is significantly quicker than logging in to the console. I also find it is very useful when writing code.…

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