# AWS CLI installation instructions

Please install and use the AWS CLI version 2

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For more information on the AWS CLI installation, go to <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html>
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## Linux

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1. Download the installation file

```
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
```

2. Unzip the installer

```
unzip awscliv2.zip
```

3. Run the install program

```
sudo ./aws/install
```

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1. Download and run the AWS CLI MSI installer for Windows (64-bit):

<https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi>

Alternatively, you can run the **`msiexec`** command to run the MSI installer.

```
c:\ msiexec.exe /i https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi
```

2. To confirm the installation, open the Start menu, search for cmd to open a command prompt window, and at the command prompt use the **aws --version** command.

```
c:\ aws --version
aws-cli/2.7.24 Python/3.8.8 Windows/10 exe/AMD64 prompt/off
```

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1. Download the file using the `curl` command. The `-o` option specifies the file name that the downloaded package is written to. In this example, the file is written to `AWSCLIV2.pkg` in the current folder.

<pre><code><strong>curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
</strong></code></pre>

2. Run the standard macOS `installer` program, specifying the downloaded `.pkg` file as the source. Use the `-pkg` parameter to specify the name of the package to install and the `-target /` parameter for which drive to install the package to. The files are installed to `/usr/local/aws-cli`, and a symlink is automatically created in `/usr/local/bin`. You must include `sudo` on the command to grant write permissions to those folders.

```
sudo installer -pkg ./AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /
```

After installation is complete, debug logs are written to **/var/log/install.log**.

3. To verify that the shell can find and run the `aws` command in your `$PATH`, use the following commands:

```
$ which aws
/usr/local/bin/aws
```

```markup
$ aws --version
aws-cli/2.9.23 Python/3.9.11 Linux/5.15.0-1030-aws exe/x86_64.ubuntu.22 prompt/o
```

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