[AWS] Install the AWS cli

On Windows, just download the installer and install it.

Configure:

aws configure

In your aws console:

• go to Security Credentials tab
• Access Keys (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key) drop dwon --> Create new access key if you havn‘t
• So now you get Access Key and Sercet Access Key
• TO get region: go to EC2, check the url: us-west-2
  

  https://us-west-2.console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-west-2#

• Ouptu format: [‘table‘, ‘text‘, ‘json‘], we choose json

Test:

aws ec2 describe-instances

You will able to see the es2 instances if you have.

[AWS] Install the AWS cli

原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/Answer1215/p/5468638.html