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# aws s3 cp

> Copy local files or S3 objects to another location locally or in S3.
> More information: <https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/s3/cp.html>.

- Copy a file from local to a specific bucket:

`aws s3 cp {{path/to/file}} s3://{{bucket_name}}/{{path/to/remote_file}}`

- Copy a specific S3 object into another bucket:

`aws s3 cp s3://{{bucket_name1}}/{{path/to/file}} s3://{{bucket_name2}}/{{path/to/target}}`

- Copy a specific S3 object into another bucket keeping the original name:

`aws s3 cp s3://{{bucket_name1}}/{{path/to/file}} s3://{{bucket_name2}}`

- Copy S3 objects to a local directory recursively:

`aws s3 cp s3://{{bucket_name}} . --recursive`

- Display help:

`aws s3 cp help`
