AWS command line tools
The AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) is an open source tool that provides a consistent interface to interact with AWS services using commands in your command-line shell. For more information, see What is the AWS Command Line Interface? in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.
AL2 and AL1 have version 1 of the AWS CLI preinstalled. The current release of Amazon Linux, AL2023, has version 2 of the AWS CLI preinstalled. For more information about using the AWS CLI on AL2023, see Get started with AL2023 in the Amazon Linux 2023 User Guide.
