Aliases: 'f' is not recognized as an internal or external command

[FreskimAliu]

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Issue is about usage on:

• Service API : I want to do X using Y service, what should I do?
• CLI : passing arguments or cli configurations.
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Platform/OS/Hardware/Device
What are you running the cli on?
Windows 10
Describe the question
When I try to run command that have alias functions, I'm getting this:

'f' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Logs/output
Get full traceback and error logs by adding --debug to the command.

[kdaily]

Hi @FreskimAliu,

Sorry to hear you're having trouble. The AWS aliases that are using shell function definitions only work on a bash-like shell, not on a Windows command line. Aliases that are using sub-commands for AWS should function properly (like running-instances).

You can read more about the prerequisites and usage here, and specifically about bash-scripting aliases in the section titled "Creating a bash scripting alias":

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-usage-alias.html

[FreskimAliu]

I installed WSL on my Windows machine and now it works fine. Thanks for explanation @kdaily.

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