Use the AWS CLI without installing it

Author: RealOrangeOne

docs/notes/infrastructure/aws-cli-without-installing.md

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+---
+title: Using the AWS CLI without installing it
+tags:
+  - AWS
+sources:
+  - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html
+---
+
+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:
+
+```bash
+curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
+unzip awscliv2.zip
+```
+
+2\. Make the CLI itself executable:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x ./aws/dist/aws
+```
+
+3\. Run the CLI:
+
+```bash
+./aws/dist/aws help
+```