# AWS Command Line Interface [AWS CLI](https://aws.amazon.com/cli/) ## Credential Config Create a credentials configuration file `~/.aws/credentials`. Include the profile name, access id and key, then you may use a specific profile to access AWS resources with `--profile` option. See [Named Profiles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-configure-profiles.html) for more details. ### Sample Credentials Format ``` [msc-s3-readonly] aws_access_key_id = xxxxxxxxxxxxx aws_secret_access_key = xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ```