Commonly used AWS CLI commands for managing

EC2 instances:
1. Describe Instances
List all EC2 instances or get details about a specific instance.
bash
aws ec2 describe-instances
aws ec2 describe-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>
2. Launch an EC2 Instance
Launch an instance with a specific AMI ID, instance type, key pair, and security
group.
bash
aws ec2 run-instances --image-id <ami-id> --instance-type <instance-type> \
--key-name <key-pair-name> --security-group-ids <sg-id> --subnet-id <subnet-
id>
3. Stop an EC2 Instance
Stop a running instance.
bash
aws ec2 stop-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>
4. Start an EC2 Instance
Start a stopped instance.
bash
aws ec2 start-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>
5. Reboot an EC2 Instance
Reboot an instance.
bash

aws ec2 reboot-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>

6. Terminate an EC2 Instance
Permanently terminate an instance.
bash
aws ec2 terminate-instances --instance-ids <instance-id>
7. Create an AMI from an Instance
Create a new AMI image from an existing instance.
bash
aws ec2 create-image --instance-id <instance-id> --name <image-name>
8. List Security Groups
View details of all security groups in your account.
bash
aws ec2 describe-security-groups
9. Allocate an Elastic IP
Allocate a new Elastic IP address.
bash
aws ec2 allocate-address
10. Associate an Elastic IP with an Instance
Associate an Elastic IP address with an instance.
bash
aws ec2 associate-address --instance-id <instance-id> --allocation-id <eip-
allocation-id>
11. Describe Key Pairs
List all key pairs in your account.
bash
aws ec2 describe-key-pairs
12. Create a Key Pair
Create a new key pair and save it to a file.
bash
aws ec2 create-key-pair --key-name <key-pair-name> --query 'KeyMaterial' --output
text > <key-file-name>.pem
13. Describe Volumes
List details of all EBS volumes.
bash
aws ec2 describe-volumes
14. Attach an EBS Volume to an Instance
Attach an existing EBS volume to an instance.
bash
aws ec2 attach-volume --volume-id <volume-id> --instance-id <instance-id> --
device /dev/sdf
15. Detach an EBS Volume from an Instance
Detach an EBS volume from an instance.
bash
aws ec2 detach-volume --volume-id <volume-id>

AWS CLI commands for managing Amazon S3:

1. List All Buckets
Lists all the S3 buckets in your account.
bash
aws s3 ls
2. Create a Bucket
Creates a new S3 bucket.
bash
aws s3 mb s3://<bucket-name>
3. Delete a Bucket
Deletes an empty S3 bucket.
bash
aws s3 rb s3://<bucket-name>
For a non-empty bucket, use --force to delete it and all its contents:
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aws s3 rb s3://<bucket-name> --force
4. List Bucket Contents
Lists all objects in a specific bucket.
bash
aws s3 ls s3://<bucket-name>
5. Upload a File to a Bucket
Uploads a single file to a bucket.
bash
aws s3 cp <local-file-path> s3://<bucket-name>/<object-key>
6. Download a File from a Bucket
Downloads a single file from a bucket.
bash
aws s3 cp s3://<bucket-name>/<object-key> <local-file-path>
7. Sync Local Directory with S3 Bucket
Syncs the contents of a local directory to an S3 bucket.
bash
aws s3 sync <local-directory-path> s3://<bucket-name>
8. Sync S3 Bucket with Local Directory
Syncs the contents of an S3 bucket to a local directory.
bash
aws s3 sync s3://<bucket-name> <local-directory-path>
9. Copy an Object Within S3
Copies an object from one location in S3 to another (within the same or different
buckets).
bash
aws s3 cp s3://<source-bucket>/<source-object-key>
s3://<destination-bucket>/<destination-object-key>
10. Delete an Object from a Bucket
Deletes a specific object from an S3 bucket.
bash
aws s3 rm s3://<bucket-name>/<object-key>
11. List Object Versions
Lists all versions of objects in a version-enabled bucket.
bash
aws s3api list-object-versions --bucket <bucket-name>
12. Set Bucket Policy
Apply a JSON policy to an S3 bucket.
bash
aws s3api put-bucket-policy --bucket <bucket-name> --policy file://<policy-
file.json>
13. Get Bucket Policy
Retrieve the bucket policy in JSON format.
bash
aws s3api get-bucket-policy --bucket <bucket-name>
14. Enable Bucket Versioning
Enable versioning on an S3 bucket.
bash
aws s3api put-bucket-versioning --bucket <bucket-name> --versioning-
configuration Status=Enabled
15. Enable Server-Side Encryption for a Bucket
Apply a default encryption setting to a bucket.
bash
aws s3api put-bucket-encryption --bucket <bucket-name> --server-side-encryption-
configuration '{
"Rules": [{
"ApplyServerSideEncryptionByDefault": {
"SSEAlgorithm": "AES256"
}
}]
}'
16. Configure Bucket Lifecycle Policy
Apply lifecycle rules for automatic deletion or archiving of objects.
bash
aws s3api put-bucket-lifecycle-configuration --bucket <bucket-name> --lifecycle-
configuration file://<lifecycle-policy.json>
17. Enable Static Website Hosting
Enable and configure static website hosting for a bucket.
bash
aws s3 website s3://<bucket-name>/ --index-document index.html --error-document
error.html

AWS CLI commands for managing DynamoDB:

1. List All Tables
Lists all DynamoDB tables in your account.
bash
aws dynamodb list-tables
2. Create a Table
Creates a new DynamoDB table with specified attributes, key schema, and
provisioned throughput.
bash
aws dynamodb create-table --table-name <table-name> \
--attribute-definitions AttributeName=<attribute-name>,AttributeType=<type> \
--key-schema AttributeName=<attribute-name>,KeyType=<HASH> \
--provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=<read-
units>,WriteCapacityUnits=<write-units>
3. Describe a Table
Retrieve detailed information about a specific table.
bash
aws dynamodb describe-table --table-name <table-name>
4. Delete a Table
Deletes a specific table.
bash
aws dynamodb delete-table --table-name <table-name>
5. Put an Item into a Table
Inserts or replaces an item in a table.
bash
aws dynamodb put-item --table-name <table-name> --item '{
"PrimaryKey": {"S": "Value1"},
"AttributeName": {"N": "123"}
}'
6. Get an Item from a Table
Retrieves a specific item based on the primary key.
bash
aws dynamodb get-item --table-name <table-name> --key '{
"PrimaryKey": {"S": "Value1"}
}'
7. Update an Item in a Table
Updates specific attributes of an item in a table.
bash
aws dynamodb update-item --table-name <table-name> --key '{
"PrimaryKey": {"S": "Value1"}
}' --update-expression "SET AttributeName = :val" --expression-attribute-values '{
":val": {"S": "NewValue"}
}'
8. Delete an Item from a Table
Deletes a specific item based on the primary key.
bash
aws dynamodb delete-item --table-name <table-name> --key '{
"PrimaryKey": {"S": "Value1"}
}'
9. Query a Table
Queries items in a table based on partition key and optional sort key.
bash
aws dynamodb query --table-name <table-name> --key-condition-expression
"PrimaryKey = :val" \
--expression-attribute-values '{":val": {"S": "Value1"}}'
10. Scan a Table
Scans the entire table, retrieving all items (useful for small tables).
bash
aws dynamodb scan --table-name <table-name>
11. Update Provisioned Throughput for a Table
Modifies the read and write capacity units for a table.
bash
aws dynamodb update-table --table-name <table-name> \
--provisioned-throughput ReadCapacityUnits=<new-read-
units>,WriteCapacityUnits=<new-write-units>
12. List All Backups
Lists all backups for DynamoDB tables.
bash
aws dynamodb list-backups
13. Create a Backup of a Table
Creates a backup for a table.
bash
aws dynamodb create-backup --table-name <table-name> --backup-name
<backup-name>
14. Restore Table from Backup
Restores a table from an existing backup.
bash
aws dynamodb restore-table-from-backup --target-table-name <new-table-name> --
backup-arn <backup-arn>
15. Enable DynamoDB Streams
Enables DynamoDB Streams for a table.
bash
aws dynamodb update-table --table-name <table-name> \
 --stream-specification
StreamEnabled=true,StreamViewType=NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES
16. List Global Tables
Lists all DynamoDB Global Tables in the specified region.
bash
aws dynamodb list-global-tables
17. Create a Global Table
Creates a global table across multiple regions.
bash
aws dynamodb create-global-table --global-table-name <global-table-name> \
--replication-group RegionName=<region1> RegionName=<region2>
18. Update Time to Live (TTL) for a Table
Enables or disables TTL for a specific attribute.
bash
aws dynamodb update-time-to-live --table-name <table-name> \
--time-to-live-specification "Enabled=true, AttributeName=ttl_attribute"