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AWS DynamoDB Local Shell Alias Script
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Having installed the AWS DynamoDB Local client, I extracted the contents into my home directory (~/dynamodb_local_latest). Next, I wanted the ability to create an alias so I could start the server from the terminal regardless where my current directory is.

I added this alias to the end of my .zshrc file.

.zshrc (or .bashrc)

alias dynamodb="java -Djava.library.path=~/dynamodb_local_latest/DynamoDBLocal_lib -jar ~/dynamodb_local_latest/DynamoDBLocal.jar -sharedDb"

Now, you can run dynamodb and the server will start up!

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