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Copy an object within S3 using low-level API syntax.

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Section: S3API Object Commands

Copy an object

bash
bash
aws s3api copy-object --bucket my-bucket --copy-source source-bucket/path/file.txt --key copies/file.txt
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Useful when you need metadata directives or encryption options.

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