How to download files from s3 bucket using command line

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How to download a file from an s3 bucket using aws cli? Thank you!
Aug 23, 2019 in AWS by Greg
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2 answers to this question.

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You can use cp to copy the files from an s3 bucket to your local system. Use the following command:

$ aws s3 cp s3://bucket/folder/file.txt .

To know more about AWS S3 and its features in detail check this out! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPUyGKRjZs

You can even go through the AWS training to learn all about AWS S3, EC2, VPS, and more.

Hope this helps!

answered Aug 23, 2019 by Faiza
Hello, I am trying to use this command to copy. I get a "Permission denied" error. Any idea what to do?
Following command works but object is not seen in the system. Pl explain why
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Hi,

You can download files from an S3 bucket on your local system using the cp command. The following cp command copies a single object to a specified file locally.

$ aws s3 cp s3://mybucket/test.txt test2.txt

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answered Dec 14, 2020 by MD
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Thank you for this option
The command works but the object is not visible on the system Pl explain why

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