aws-s3-sync
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Aws S3 Sync Command: Sync Buckets With Delete
An engineer would use the 'aws s3 sync' command with the --delete option to ensure that the contents of one S3 bucket mirror another by copying new and modified files while removing files in the target bucket that no longer exist in the source bucket. Exact CLI syntax to sync buckets with delete using Aws S3 Sync.
When to use this: An engineer would use the 'aws s3 sync' command with the --delete option to ensure that the contents of one S3 bucket mirror another by copying new and modified files while removing files in the target bucket that no longer exist in the source bucket.
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Command Syntax
aws s3 sync s3://<bucket_source_name>/<path/to/remote_location> s3://<bucket_target_name>/<path/to/remote_location> --deleteaws s3 sync s3://<bucket_source_name>/<path/to/remote_location> s3://<bucket_target_name>/<path/to/remote_location> --deleteCommand Breakdown
--delete- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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Purpose: Exact syntax to sync buckets with delete using Aws S3 Sync.
Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.
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