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Aliyun Oss Ossutil

  • 70 installs
  • 396 repo stars
  • Updated July 18, 2026
  • cinience/alicloud-skills

Install, configure, and operate Alibaba Cloud OSS object storage from the command line with ossutil 2.0 for upload, download, and sync.

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Uses ossutil 2.0 to manage Alibaba Cloud OSS buckets and objects from the CLI, covering install, config, and upload/download/sync. A developer uses it to move and manage files in OSS.

  • Install and configure ossutil 2.0 with AK/SK and region
  • Upload, download, sync, and list bucket objects

Aliyun Oss Ossutil by the numbers

  • 70 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #656 of 1,039 Cloud & Infrastructure skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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What it does

Install, configure, and operate Alibaba Cloud OSS object storage from the command line with ossutil 2.0 for upload, download, and sync.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Category: tool

OSS (ossutil 2.0) CLI Skill

Validation

python skills/storage/oss/aliyun-oss-ossutil/scripts/check_ossutil.py --output output/aliyun-oss-ossutil/validate.txt

Pass criteria: command exits 0 and output/aliyun-oss-ossutil/validate.txt is generated.

Output And Evidence

  • Save command outputs, object listings, and sync logs under output/aliyun-oss-ossutil/.
  • Keep at least one upload or listing result as evidence.

Goals

  • Use ossutil 2.0 to manage OSS: upload, download, sync, and resource management.
  • Provide a unified CLI flow for install, config, credentials, and region/endpoint handling.

Quick Start Flow

1. Install ossutil 2.0. 2. Configure AK/SK and default region (ossutil config or config file). 3. Run ossutil ls to list buckets, then list objects using the bucket region. 4. Execute upload/download/sync or API-level commands.

Install ossutil 2.0

  • See references/install.md for platform-specific install steps.

Configure ossutil

  • Interactive configuration:
ossutil config
  • Default config file paths:
  • Linux/macOS:~/.ossutilconfig
  • Windows:C:\Users\issuser\.ossutilconfig

Main configuration fields include:

  • AccessKey ID
  • AccessKey Secret
  • Region(example default cn-hangzhou; ask the user if the best region is unclear)
  • Endpoint(optional; auto-derived from region if omitted)

AccessKey configuration notes

Use RAM users/roles with least privilege and avoid passing AK in plain text on command line.

Recommended method (environment variables):

export ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID="<your-ak>"
export ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET="<your-sk>"
export ALIBABACLOUD_REGION_ID="cn-beijing"

ALIBABACLOUD_REGION_ID can be used as default region; if unset choose the most reasonable region, ask user if unclear.

Or use the standard shared credentials file:

~/.alibabacloud/credentials

[default]
type = access_key
access_key_id = <your-ak>
access_key_secret = <your-sk>

Command structure (2.0)

  • High-level command example:ossutil config
  • API-level command example:ossutil api put-bucket-acl

Common command examples

ossutil ls
ossutil ls oss://your-bucket -r --short-format --region cn-shanghai -e https://oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com
ossutil cp ./local.txt oss://your-bucket/path/local.txt
ossutil cp oss://your-bucket/path/remote.txt ./remote.txt
ossutil sync ./local-dir oss://your-bucket/path/ --delete

Recommended execution flow (list buckets first, then objects)

1) List all buckets

ossutil ls

2) Get target bucket region from output (e.g. oss-cn-shanghai) and convert it to --region format (cn-shanghai).

3) When listing objects, explicitly set --region and -e to avoid cross-region signature/endpoint errors.

ossutil ls oss://your-bucket \
  -r --short-format \
  --region cn-shanghai \
  -e https://oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com

4) For very large buckets, limit output size first.

ossutil ls oss://your-bucket --limited-num 100
ossutil ls oss://your-bucket/some-prefix/ -r --short-format --region cn-shanghai -e https://oss-cn-shanghai.aliyuncs.com

Common errors and handling

  • Error: region must be set in sign version 4.
  • Cause: missing region configuration.
  • Fix: add region in config file, or pass --region cn-xxx.
  • The bucket you are attempting to access must be addressed using the specified endpoint
  • Cause: request endpoint does not match bucket region.
  • Fix: use endpoint of the bucket region, e.g. -e https://oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com.
  • Invalid signing region in Authorization header
  • Cause: signature region does not match bucket region.
  • Fix: correct both --region and -e; both must match bucket region.

Credential and security guidance

  • Prefer RAM user AK for access control.
  • CLI options can override config file, but passing secrets on command line has leakage risk.
  • In production, manage secrets via config files or environment variables.

Clarifying questions (ask when uncertain)

1. Is your target a Bucket or an Object? 2. Do you need upload/download/sync, or management actions like ACL/lifecycle/CORS? 3. What are the target region and endpoint? 4. Are you accessing OSS from ECS in the same region (intranet endpoint may be preferred)?

References

  • OSSUTIL 2.0 overview and install/config:
  • https://help.aliyun.com/zh/oss/developer-reference/ossutil-overview
  • Official source list:references/sources.md

Prerequisites

  • Configure least-privilege Alibaba Cloud credentials before execution.
  • Prefer environment variables: ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, ALIBABACLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET, optional ALIBABACLOUD_REGION_ID.
  • If region is unclear, ask the user before running mutating operations.

Workflow

1) Confirm user intent, region, identifiers, and whether the operation is read-only or mutating. 2) Run one minimal read-only query first to verify connectivity and permissions. 3) Execute the target operation with explicit parameters and bounded scope. 4) Verify results and save output/evidence files.

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