To use aws, follow these steps:
Install curl if necessary (either apt-get install curl or yum install curl)
Download aws to your computer
curl
https://raw.github.com/timkay/aws/master/aws -o aws
OPTIONAL. Perform this step if you want to use commands like s3ls and ec2run. If you prefer commands like aws ls or aws run, then you may skip this step. Just make sure to set "aws" to be executable: "chmod +x aws".
Perform the optional install it with
perl aws --install
(This step sets aws to be executable, copies it to /usr/bin if you are root, and then symlinks the aliases, the same as aws --link does.)
Put your AWS credentials in ~/.awssecret: the Access Key ID on the first line and the Secret Access Key on the second line. Example:
1B5JYHPQCXW13GWKHAG2
2GAHKWG3+1wxcqyhpj5b1Ggqc0TIxj21DKkidjfz