install s3cmd on mac os x

gistfile1.txt

download tarball (http://s3tools.org/download)

$ sudo python setup.py install

$ s3cmd --configure                          

Enter new values or accept defaults in brackets with Enter.
Refer to user manual for detailed description of all options.

Access key and Secret key are your identifiers for Amazon S3
Access Key: AKIAJF2FTOVIKxxx
Secret Key: RcxCU6j9frycCK7uXFIneWZ/z5y+Tgp9Cxxxx

Encryption password is used to protect your files from reading
by unauthorized persons while in transfer to S3
Encryption password:
Path to GPG program [/usr/local/bin/gpg]:

When using secure HTTPS protocol all communication with Amazon S3
servers is protected from 3rd party eavesdropping. This method is
slower than plain HTTP and can't be used if you're behind a proxy
Use HTTPS protocol [No]:

On some networks all internet access must go through a HTTP proxy.
Try setting it here if you can't conect to S3 directly
HTTP Proxy server name:

New settings:
  Access Key: AKIAJF2FTOVxxxxx
  Secret Key: RcxCU6j9frycCK7uXFIneWZ/z5y+Txxxx
  Encryption password:
  Path to GPG program: /usr/local/bin/gpg
  Use HTTPS protocol: False
  HTTP Proxy server name:
  HTTP Proxy server port: 0

Test access with supplied credentials? [Y/n] Y
Please wait, attempting to list all buckets...
Success. Your access key and secret key worked fine :-)

Now verifying that encryption works...
Not configured. Never mind.

Save settings? [y/N] y
Configuration saved to '/Users/ming/.s3cfg'