Installing the AWS s3cmd Command

Installing the s3cmd Command on CentOS

The s3cmd command is a powerful tool for interacting with AWS S3. It not only supports downloading and uploading files but also offers features such as directory creation.

s3cmd has a wide range of use cases. For example, when backing up local log files to S3, you can combine s3cmd with cron for scheduled backups. If the retention period for log files is 365 days, you can use s3cmd to delete specific directories from S3.

Here are the steps to install the s3cmd command on CentOS.

Installation Steps

1. Check the Python Version

# python -V
Python 2.6.6

To use s3cmd on CentOS, Python is required. The default Python version provided by AWS for CentOS 6.5 is 2.6.6.

2. Download and Install s3cmd

# cd /tmp
# wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/s3tools/s3cmd/1.5.0-alpha3/s3cmd-1.5.0-alpha3.tar.gz
#
# tar zxvf s3cmd-1.5.0-alpha3.tar.gz
#
# cd s3cmd-1.5.0-alpha3
#
# python setup.py install
#
# which s3cmd
/usr/bin/s3cmd