AWS CLI Command Reference

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[ aws . s3 ]

rm

Description

Deletes an S3 object.

Synopsis

  rm
<S3Uri>
[--dryrun]
[--quiet]
[--recursive]
[--request-payer <value>]
[--include <value>]
[--exclude <value>]
[--only-show-errors]
[--page-size <value>]
[--debug]
[--endpoint-url <value>]
[--no-verify-ssl]
[--no-paginate]
[--output <value>]
[--query <value>]
[--profile <value>]
[--region <value>]
[--version <value>]
[--color <value>]
[--no-sign-request]
[--ca-bundle <value>]
[--cli-read-timeout <value>]
[--cli-connect-timeout <value>]
[--v2-debug]

Options

paths (string)

--dryrun (boolean) Displays the operations that would be performed using the specified command without actually running them.

--quiet (boolean) Does not display the operations performed from the specified command.

--recursive (boolean) Command is performed on all files or objects under the specified directory or prefix.

--request-payer (string) Confirms that the requester knows that they will be charged for the request. Bucket owners need not specify this parameter in their requests. Documentation on downloading objects from requester pays buckets can be found at http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/ObjectsinRequesterPaysBuckets.html

--include (string) Don’t exclude files or objects in the command that match the specified pattern. See Use of Exclude and Include Filters for details.

--exclude (string) Exclude all files or objects from the command that matches the specified pattern.

--only-show-errors (boolean) Only errors and warnings are displayed. All other output is suppressed.

--page-size (integer) The number of results to return in each response to a list operation. The default value is 1000 (the maximum allowed). Using a lower value may help if an operation times out.

Global Options

--debug (boolean)

Turn on debug logging.

--endpoint-url (string)

Override command’s default URL with the given URL.

--no-verify-ssl (boolean)

By default, the AWS CLI uses SSL when communicating with AWS services. For each SSL connection, the AWS CLI will verify SSL certificates. This option overrides the default behavior of verifying SSL certificates.

--no-paginate (boolean)

Disable automatic pagination. If automatic pagination is disabled, the AWS CLI will only make one call, for the first page of results.

--output (string)

The formatting style for command output.

  • json
  • text
  • table

--query (string)

A JMESPath query to use in filtering the response data.

--profile (string)

Use a specific profile from your credential file.

--region (string)

The region to use. Overrides config/env settings.

--version (string)

Display the version of this tool.

--color (string)

Turn on/off color output.

  • on
  • off
  • auto

--no-sign-request (boolean)

Do not sign requests. Credentials will not be loaded if this argument is provided.

--ca-bundle (string)

The CA certificate bundle to use when verifying SSL certificates. Overrides config/env settings.

--cli-read-timeout (int)

The maximum socket read time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket read will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--cli-connect-timeout (int)

The maximum socket connect time in seconds. If the value is set to 0, the socket connect will be blocking and not timeout. The default value is 60 seconds.

--v2-debug (boolean)

Enable AWS CLI v2 migration assistance. Prints warnings if the command would face a breaking change after swapping AWS CLI v1 for AWS CLI v2 in the current environment. Prints one warning for each breaking change detected.

Examples

Note

To use the following examples, you must have the AWS CLI installed and configured. See the Getting started guide in the AWS CLI User Guide for more information.

Unless otherwise stated, all examples have unix-like quotation rules. These examples will need to be adapted to your terminal’s quoting rules. See Using quotation marks with strings in the AWS CLI User Guide .

Example 1: Delete an S3 object

The following rm command deletes a single s3 object:

aws s3 rm s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/test2.txt

Output:

delete: s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/test2.txt

Example 2: Delete all contents in a bucket

The following rm command recursively deletes all objects under a specified bucket and prefix when passed with the parameter --recursive. In this example, the bucket amzn-s3-demo-bucket contains the objects test1.txt and test2.txt:

aws s3 rm s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket \
    --recursive

Output:

delete: s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/test1.txt
delete: s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/test2.txt

Example 3: Delete all contents in a bucket, except ``.jpg`` files

The following rm command recursively deletes all objects under a specified bucket and prefix when passed with the parameter --recursive while excluding some objects by using an --exclude parameter. In this example, the bucket amzn-s3-demo-bucket has the objects test1.txt and test2.jpg:

aws s3 rm s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/ \
    --recursive \
    --exclude "*.jpg"

Output:

delete: s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/test1.txt

Example 4: Delete all contents in a bucket, except objects under the specified prefix

The following rm command recursively deletes all objects under a specified bucket and prefix when passed with the parameter --recursive while excluding all objects under a particular prefix by using an --exclude parameter. In this example, the bucket amzn-s3-demo-bucket has the objects test1.txt and another/test.txt:

aws s3 rm s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/ \
    --recursive \
    --exclude "another/*"

Output:

delete: s3://amzn-s3-demo-bucket/test1.txt

Example 5: Delete an object from an S3 access point

The following rm command deletes a single object (mykey) from the access point (myaccesspoint). :: The following rm command deletes a single object (mykey) from the access point (myaccesspoint).

aws s3 rm s3://arn:aws:s3:us-west-2:123456789012:accesspoint/myaccesspoint/mykey

Output:

delete: s3://arn:aws:s3:us-west-2:123456789012:accesspoint/myaccesspoint/mykey