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Upload A File In AWS Glacier Using CLI

In this article, we will upload a file in AWS Glacier using CLI.

Purpose

Glacier is a cost-effective data archiving service to store backups.

A vault in Glacier is the container to store archives.

To create a vault using CLI, use the following command: -

aws glacier create-vault --account-id - --vault-name my-customers-vault

In the above command, my-customers-vault is the vault name.

To get the list of vaults, use the following command: -

aws glacier list-vaults --account-id -

To upload the file in CLI, use the following command: -

aws glacier upload-archive --account-id - --vault-name my-customers-vault --body test.jpg

In the above command, test.png is the name of the file uploaded to the vault.

To delete the archive from vault, use the following command: -

aws glacier delete-archive --vault-name <Your Vault Name> --account-id <Your account Id> --archive-id=<Your Archive Id>

To delete the vault using CLI, use the following command: -

aws glacier delete-vault --vault-name my-customers-vault --account-id -

If you get any error while executing this command then try after 24 hours.

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