How can I create an AWS Lambda function using the AWS CLI?

Question

I am trying to create an AWS Lambda function using the command

aws lambda create-function \\
  --function-name foo\\
  --runtime nodejs\\
  --role lambda_basic_e         


        

Answer 1

On mac I had to use absolute path, but added to the prefix there are actually 3 slashes.

Prefix:

fileb://

Path

/Users/myuser/Apps/folder/zips/file.zip

Complete

fileb:///Users/myuser/Apps/folder/zips/file.zip