Get-S3 Cmdlet

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The Get-S3 cmdlet provides an easy interface to Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3).

Syntax

Get-S3 [parameters]

Remarks

The Get-S3 cmdlet allows you to access Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) in a secure manner using SSL. Get-S3 allows you to list objects and buckets, and download objects, all within powershell. A brief synopsis follows but please refer to Amazon S3 documentation for details.

You will first need to sign up for the S3 service and obtain an AccessKey and SecretKey from Amazon. Then you can start creating buckets in your account using Send-S3. The buckets are place holders for your objects allowing you to access them through http urls. You can then add objects to any of your buckets using Send-S3.

Get-S3 will allow you to retrieve information from your S3 account. For more information on how to upload and delete objects, or create and delete buckets please take a look at the Send-S3 cmdlet.

The cmdlets support pipeline input for some of their parameters. Prebuilding an object and piping it to the cmdlet is very useful, but should be used with caution to prevent security conflicts. Steps have been taken to decrease the risk of a possibly accidental pipe to the cmdlet, for instance, the Credential parameter cannot be piped to the cmdlet and must be specified manually.