AWS CLI $PATH Settings

Question

I am following the AWS CLI Setup guide. I have managed to successfully install the tool on my Mac OS X terminal with the following output:

Running cmd: /usr/bin/         


        

Answer 1

I have used Homebrew to install AWS CLI and I am quite happy with the result. Simply type:

$ brew install awscli

after you have installed brew.

Note, on the AWS CLI installation page there is the following disclaimer:

The awscli package may be available in repositories for other package managers such as APT, yum and Homebrew, but it is not guaranteed to be the latest version.

That said, I have not found this to be a problem, the awscli.rb has been updated quite frequently to match the latest releases.

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Update: there is a GitHub issue that suggests that Homebrew should be added as an alternative in the AWS CLI installation instructions. This issue was later closed in favor of this UserVoice feature request.