Using the AWS CLI without installing it
The official AWS CLI installation steps require downloading and running a script to install the CLI. This download contains the CLI itself, and the install script simply copies it to the right places.
However, especially for one-off uses, it's quite convenient to not run it at all, and run it as-is:
1. Download the CLI:
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip
2. Make the CLI itself executable:
chmod +x ./aws/dist/aws
3. Run the CLI:
./aws/dist/aws help