Using Amazon Q Developer on the command line
You can use Amazon Q Developer to enable IDE-style completions for hundreds of popular CLIs like
git, npm, docker, and aws. As you begin
typing, Amazon Q populates contextually relevant subcommands, options, and arguments.
You can install Amazon Q for command line on macOS and specific Linux environments, including AppImage and Ubuntu. After installation, you can verify the setup for both macOS and Linux. Once verified, you can work with Amazon Q to do the following:
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Interact with Amazon Q in the Amazon Q command-line interface (CLI) through natural language conversations, questions, and responses within your terminal environment.
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Give permission to Amazon Q to perform tasks when prompted after it provides feedback and instructions.
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Use Amazon Q Developer to add IDE-style completions to popular CLIs, and configure settings to customize your experience.
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Enable SSH integration and use command line autocompletion on remote machines.
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Use Amazon Q inline to view and accept suggestions as you type.
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Translate natural language instructions to executable shell code snippets.
For more information, see Supported command line environments and Installing Amazon Q for command line.
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