You want to copy all files from your local folder photos/ to an S3 bucket my-photo-bucket preserving the folder structure. Which command should you use?

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You want to copy all files from your local folder photos/ to an S3 bucket my-photo-bucket preserving the folder structure. Which command should you use?

Aaws s3 cp photos/ s3://my-photo-bucket/

Baws s3 sync photos/ s3://my-photo-bucket/

Caws s3 mv photos/ s3://my-photo-bucket/ --recursive

Daws s3 ls photos/ s3://my-photo-bucket/

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand commands for copying multiple files with folder structure
'aws s3 sync' copies files and preserves folder structure efficiently.
Step 2: Compare with other commands
'cp' (A) without --recursive does not copy subdirectories. 'mv' (C) moves files (deletes source). 'ls' (D) lists files only.
Final Answer:
aws s3 sync photos/ s3://my-photo-bucket/ -> Option B
Quick Check:
Sync copies folders preserving structure [OK]

Quick Trick: Use 'sync' to copy folders preserving structure [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Using 'cp' without sync for folders
Using 'mv' which deletes source files
Using 'ls' which only lists files

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You want to copy all files from your local folder photos/ to an S3 bucket my-photo-bucket preserving the folder structure. Which command should you use?

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Step 2: Compare with other commands

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