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aws-s3-cp:tldr:9e559
aws-s3-cp: Copy a specific S3 object into another bucket.
$ aws s3 cp s3://${bucket_name1}/${filename} s3://${bucket_name2}/${path-to-target}
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This command "aws s3 cp" is used to copy files between S3 buckets or between a local file system and an S3 bucket using the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI).
Here is the breakdown of the command you provided:
aws s3 cp
: is the base command for copying files using AWS CLIs3://${bucket_name1}/${filename}
: specifies the source location of the file to be copied.${bucket_name1}
is the name of the source S3 bucket, and${filename}
is the name of the file within that bucket.s3://${bucket_name2}/${path-to-target}
: specifies the destination location where the file will be copied.${bucket_name2}
is the name of the target S3 bucket, and${path-to-target}
is the path or folder within the bucket where the file will be copied.
To use this command, you need to replace ${bucket_name1}
, ${filename}
, ${bucket_name2}
, and ${path-to-target}
with the actual names and paths you want to use for the source and destination buckets and files respectively.
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.