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s3cmd


Information about the package, s3cmd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The s3cmd package is designed for, Tool for accessing Amazon Simple Storage Service.


Package Name:

s3cmd

Summary:

Tool for accessing Amazon Simple Storage Service

Description:

S3cmd lets you copy files from/to Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) using a simple to use command line client.

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

2.0.0

Release:

2.el6

Size:

182 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2



Handy Yum Commands for s3cmd


Control the s3cmd package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install s3cmd

This command will install s3cmd on the server.

yum remove s3cmd

This command will un-install s3cmd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove s3cmd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove s3cmd

This command will un-install s3cmd on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove s3cmd when using the -y flag.

yum update s3cmd

This command will update s3cmd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove s3cmd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update s3cmd

This command will update s3cmd to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove s3cmd when using the -y flag.

yum info s3cmd

This command will show you core information about the s3cmd package.

yum deplist s3cmd

This command will show you the dependencies for s3cmd. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update s3cmd

This command will check if there is an update waiting on s3cmd. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.