Documentation of AWS CLI Installation on Mac

AWS CLI on MAC.md

#Install AWS CLI on MAC

Open Terminal on MAC

1. Check for python version on your Mac

   Run python --version

   For Python 2 version: 2.6.5+

   For Python 3 version: 3.3+

2. Install AWSCLI package

   Run curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cli/awscli-bundle.zip" -o "awscli-bundle.zip"

3. Unzip the package

   Run unzip awscli-bundle.zip

4. Test AWSCLI command

   Run sudo ./awscli-bundle/install -i /usr/local/aws -b /usr/local/bin/aws

5. Check if AWSCLI works

   Run aws help

   If you see aws help screen, AWSCLI works.

6. Configure AWS Environment

Run aws configure

now you will be prompted to fill Access Key ID and Secret Access Key Which you can create under your account --> My Security Credentials --> Download the csv file which contains the credentials

     AWS Access Key ID [None]: <AWS Access Key ID>

     AWS Secret Access Key [None]: <AWS Secret> 
     
     Default region name [None]: us-west-2 
     
     Default output format [None]: json 

More Details can be found at http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/installing.html