How can I download a file from an AWS S3 bucket?
I am a developer and I am currently working on a specific task that is related to automating the process of downloading several files from an S3 bucket by using the AWS CLI. Currently, I have a specific file stored in the bucket that I need to download to my particular machine. How can I do so?
In the context of AWS, to download a file from an S3 bucket, you can use the “aws S3 cp” Command. Here are the steps given for how you can do so:-
Install the AWS Command-line interface
Firstly, you would need to install the command line interface of AWS on your particular local machine.
Configure AWS Credentials
After downloading the command line interface of AWS, you would need to configure your AWS Credentials before using it. You can do so by running the “aws configure” command.
Download file from S3:-
Once the task related to configuring the credentials of AWS completed, you can use the “aws S3 cp” command to download the file from the S3 bucket to your particular local machine. Here is the Command syntax given:-
Aws s3 cp s3://bucket-name/path/to/file /path/to/local/directory