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aws-configure:tldr:29062
aws-configure: Set the value of a configuration variable in a specific profile.
$ aws configure set ${name} ${value} --profile ${profile_name}
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The given command is used to set a configuration value in the AWS CLI (Command Line Interface) for a specific profile. Here's the breakdown of the command:
aws configure set
: It is the base command for modifying configuration settings in the AWS CLI.${name}
: It represents a placeholder for the name of the configuration option you want to set. You should substitute this with the actual name of the option.${value}
: It represents a placeholder for the value you want to set for the configuration option. You should substitute this with the actual value you wish to assign to the option.--profile ${profile_name}
: It denotes the profile for which you want to set the configuration option. You need to replace${profile_name}
with the name of the specific AWS profile on which you want to apply the configuration change.
To utilize this command, you would typically replace ${name}
with the name of the desired configuration option (e.g., region
, output
, aws_access_key_id
, aws_secret_access_key
, etc.), ${value}
with the corresponding value you want to set, and ${profile_name}
with the name of the AWS profile you want to modify. For example:
aws configure set region us-west-2 --profile myprofile
This command would set the AWS region to us-west-2
for the AWS profile named myprofile
.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.