AWS CLI alias

This repository is consolidated collection of AWS cli aliases from several locations on the internet.

An alias - is shortcut (for the lack better term that you can use to speed up your day to day work with the CLI

The command is built into the aws cli - you can have a look here

Essentially - you create an alias file in .aws/cli/alias and you populate it with the content you would like and you can see that the support for aliases was added in this PR - and if you would like to see exactly what is supported - go through the PR.

Based on the information from the PR the alias file is an INI file, and you define the aliases and their values inside.

• The ~/.aws/cli/alias file only has support for the [toplevel] section. Any other sections, will be ignored.
• Aliases defined under the [toplevel] section will only be applied at the service command level.
• Aliases can defined using multiple lines for readability.

You can find more information on the following blog post.

Simple alias

Let's have a look at a simple alias file. First you put in a declaration at the top of the file.

[toplevel]

whoami = sts get-caller-identity

Functions and commands

Your alias can also contain a function - which is essentially a wrapper for a shell command and looks something like this

  !f() {
    <_Enter some shell command here_>
  }; f