AWS CLI user guide document history
The following table describes important additions to the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide, beginning in January 2019. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to the RSS feed.
| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
Updated credential and authentication information. | Updated credential and authentication method instructions and examples. This includes updating relevant Getting started pages and configuration pages. To accommodate this increase in documentation, relevant credential topics were moved to the new Authentication and access credentials section. | March 31, 2023 |
Token provider configuration with automatic authentication refresh for AWS IAM Identity Center added | The new process to configure the AWS CLI to authenticate users with AWS IAM Identity Center (IAM Identity Center) using the SSO token provider configuration, which can automatically retrieve refreshed authentication tokens. | December 7, 2022 |
Official Amazon ECR Public image for the AWS CLI version 2 released | The official supported Amazon ECR Public image for the AWS CLI version 2 is released for Linux, macOS, and Windows. | November 18, 2022 |
Expanded the breaking changes guide to include migration instructions to going from AWS CLI version 1 to the AWS CLI version 2. Includes updates to the Troubleshooting page to help with installation issues. | May 13, 2022 | |
New process to install or update from source to the latest release of the AWS CLI on supported operating systems. | February 17, 2022 | |
Content for the AWS CLI V1 and V2 are now separated into their respective guides | For clarity and ease, the AWS CLI version 1 and AWS CLI version 2 content is now separated into their own guides. For AWS CLI version 1, see the AWS CLI version 1 User Guide. | November 2, 2021 |
Added AWS CLI alias information. Aliases are shortcuts you can create in the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to shorten commands or scripts that you frequently use. | March 11, 2021 | |
Updated information for filters and moved to their own page. | February 1, 2021 | |
Added AWS CLI version 2 wizard information. | November 20, 2020 | |
Updated the AWS CLI version 2 auto-prompt information with current features. | November 10, 2020 | |
Added an Amazon S3 lifecycle scripting example. | October 15, 2020 | |
Added an Amazon EC2 instance type scripting example. | October 15, 2020 | |
Added a retries page for features and behavior of retries in the AWS CLI. | September 17, 2020 | |
Updated pagination information and centralized on a single page. | August 17, 2020 | |
Updated the high-level s3 commands page with new examples and resources. | July 30, 2020 | |
The install, update, and uninstall information for Linux, macOS, and Windows are updated. | May 19, 2020 | |
Added information for text file encoding on the AWS CLI version 2 | By default, AWS CLI version 2 uses the same text file encoding as the local. You can now use environment variables to set text file encoding. | May 14, 2020 |
The official support Docker image for the AWS CLI version 2 is released for all Linux, macOS, and Windows. | March 31, 2020 | |
Added information regarding client-side pagers for AWS CLI version 2 | By default, AWS CLI version 2 uses the pager program | February 19, 2020 |
AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) Version 2 is officially released | The AWS CLI version 2 is generally available and is the recommended version for customers to install. | February 10, 2020 |
macOS installer for AWS CLI version 2 is now an Apple Package installer
| The macOS installer for AWS CLI version 2 has been updated from a
| February 3, 2020 |
Added content for AWS CLI version 2's improved default handling of S3 and STS Regional endpoints | By default, AWS CLI version 2 now directs requests for the Amazon S3 and AWS STS services to the currently configured Regional endpoint instead of the global endpoint. | January 13, 2020 |
Announcing preview release of AWS CLI version 2. Added instructions about installing version 2. Add Migration topic to discuss differences between versions 1 and 2. | November 7, 2019 | |
Added support for AWS IAM Identity Center to AWS CLI named profiles | AWS CLI version 2 adds support for creating a named profile that can directly login to IAM Identity Center and get AWS temporary credentials for use in subsequent AWS CLI commands. | November 7, 2019 |
Added a new section describing how to access the CLI using multi-factor authentication and roles. | May 3, 2019 | |
Major improvements and additions to the usage instructions and procedures. | March 7, 2019 | |
Major improvements and additions to the AWS CLI installation instructions and procedures. | March 7, 2019 | |
Major improvements and additions to the AWS CLI configuration instructions and procedures. | March 7, 2019 |
