Manage S3 lifecycle rules using the CLI
This page describes how to manage information lifecycle (ILM) rules for S3 buckets using the CLI.
Using the CLI, you can:
Add a lifecycle rule
Command: weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule add
Use the following command line to add a lifecycle rule:
weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule add <bucket> <expiry-days> [--prefix prefix] [--tags tags]
Parameters
Name
Type
Value
Limitations
Mandatory
Default
bucket
String
The name of the S3 bucket
Yes
expiry-days
Number
The number of days to wait before expiring an object
Minimum of 1 day
Yes
prefix
String
The prefix of objects to apply the rule to
No
tags
String
Key value pair of object tags to apply the rule to
Pairs of key values: '<k1>=<v1>&<k2=<v2>'
No
Note: The expiry-days is the minimum time to wait before expiring an object. In extreme load and scale cases, it might take longer than expiry-days to delete an object.
View lifecycle rules
Command: weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule list
Use the following command line to view a bucket's existing lifecycle rules:
weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule list <bucket>
Parameters
Name
Type
Value
Limitations
Mandatory
Default
bucket
String
The name of the S3 bucket
Content
Yes
Content
Remove a lifecycle rule
Command: weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule remove
Use the following command line to remove an lifecycle rule of a specified bucket:
weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule remove <bucket> <rule>
Parameters
Name
Type
Value
Limitations
Mandatory
Default
bucket
String
The name of the S3 bucket
Yes
rule
String
The ID of the rule to delete
Yes
Remove all lifecycle rules
Command: weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule reset
Use the following command line to remove all the lifecycle rules of a specified bucket:
weka s3 bucket lifecycle-rule reset <bucket>
Parameters
Name
Type
Value
Limitations
Mandatory
Default
bucket
String
The name of the S3 bucket
Yes
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