The Archil client is a command-line tool that provides access to Archil disks on Linux servers.

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Installation

You can install the Archil client with a single command: 
# Basic installation
curl -s https://s3.amazonaws.com/archil-client/install | sh
If you need to install and mount an Archil disk in a single step, such as in a cloud-init script when setting up a new server, you can do so with the following command: 
# Install and mount a disk in one step
curl -s https://s3.amazonaws.com/archil-client/install | sh -s -- -d dsk-0123456789abcdef -m /mnt/archil -r aws-us-east-1
Always use archil unmount to unmount your Archil disks, not the builtin umount command. Unlike umount, the archil unmount command does not exit until all pending data is flushed to the backing disk. This is particularly important on system shutdown, in which the Linux kernel will, by default, call umount on all devices and shutdown without waiting for pending Archil writes to be synced.

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Upgrading

The CLI will automatically check for updates and prompt you to upgrade if a new version is available. To perform the upgrade, simply run the installation script again: 
curl -s https://s3.amazonaws.com/archil-client/install | sh
You can see detailed release notes for each version of the client in the Archil client changelog.