diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+FROM amazonlinux
+
+RUN curl https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip -o awscliv2.zip && \
+      yum install unzip -y && \
+      unzip awscliv2.zip && \
+      ./aws/install
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["aws"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# AWS-CLI-Action
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
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+name: 'AWS cli'
+description: 'runs the AWS cli'
+outputs:
+  result:
+    description: 'true/false'
+runs:
+  using: 'docker'
+  image: 'Dockerfile'