Chapter 12. Another way to play: the command-line interface

If you only knew the kinds of contortions I had to put myself through to avoid mentioning the AWS command-line interface (CLI) until this point in the book (other than my brief lapse back in chapter 7). Pretty much everything you’ve done from the browser-based console could have been done more quickly and efficiently through the CLI, but I held back for two reasons:

  • I believe the AWS browser-based console has a sophisticated visual design that better lends itself to quickly grasping the cloud platform’s larger workflow and function. In other words, it makes it easier to learn how to use AWS.
  • Although, in the long run, the CLI will probably become your best friend, getting to know ...

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