destination – Destination location of the file

s3://existing_bucket_name/file_name.txt– Source location of the file.

cp – Command to copy file between a local system and S3 Bucket.

Use the following command to download a text file to your local directory aws s3 cp s3:// existing_bucket_name/file_name.txt. You’ll use the copy command cp to copy a file from the S3 bucket to the local directory. In this step, you’ll download a single file from your S3 Bucket with AWS CLI. In the next step, you’ll download a single file from your S3 Bucket. You’ve viewed the Buckets in your AWS S3.

S3 – Denotes the service where the operation to be performed.

S3 ls is the command used to list your S3 buckets Use this command to view your S3 Buckets.įirst, open your terminal. In this section, you will view the objects in your S3 bucket using CLI. Ensure you configured the region of your active IAM account in AWS CLI.

Ensure you have installed and configured the AWS Cli using the guide How to Install and Configure AWS Cli on Ubuntu.Downloading All Files From AWS S3 Bucket.Downloading a Single File From S3 Bucket.

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