AWS CLI Multiple Profiles

This is a simple project to make it easy to switch profiles when using the AWS CLI tool.

New terminal tabs/windows/sessions will use the previously used profile by default.

Installing

Step 1

Add your profiles to ~/.aws/credentials file like below

[default]
aws_access_key_id = ACCESS_KEY_DEFAULT
aws_secret_access_key = SECRET_KEY_DEFAULT

[some-prof1]
aws_access_key_id = some-prof1-access-key
aws_secret_access_key = some-prof1-secret-key

Step 2

Update your .bashrc or .zshrc file (located at ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc)

if [[ -f ~/.aws/selected_profile ]]
then
  selectedAwsProfile=$(cat ~/.aws/selected_profile)
  echo "Selected AWS Profile: $selectedAwsProfile"
  export AWS_PROFILE=$selectedAwsProfile
else
  echo "Selected AWS Profile: default"
  export AWS_PROFILE=default
fi

function awsProfile() {
  if [ "$1" == "" ]
  then
    awsProfile = "default"
  else
    awsProfile=$1
    echo $awsProfile > ~/.aws/selected_profile
    echo "Selected AWS Profile: $awsProfile"
  fi
  export AWS_PROFILE=$awsProfile
}

Done!

Usage

To change profile run:

awsProfile YOUR_PROFILE

➜  ~ awsProfile myProfile
Selected AWS Profile: myProfile

When you create new terminal sessions, your last used profile will be automatically selected

Last login: Mon May  7 11:53:53 on ttys007
Selected AWS Profile: myProfile
➜  ~