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We can use cli53 ( https://github.com/barnybug/cli53 ) for updateing route53 DNS records in a easy way from command line.

==Installing cli53==
To install cli53 use:
<pre>
sudo pip install cli53
</pre>


==Configure security credentials==

Configure boto security credentials by creating '<tt>~/.boto</tt>' file with appropriate credentials.
<pre>
[Credentials]
aws_access_key_id = <your access key>
aws_secret_access_key = <your secret key>
</pre>


==Create RR==
To create RR use something like:
<pre>
cli53 rrcreate <domain> <hostname> <type> <value> --ttl 300 --replace --wait
</pre>
Example
<pre>
cli53 rrcreate sbarjatiya.com www CNAME ec2-54-202-44-200.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com --ttl 300 --replace --wait
</pre>


==Delete RR==
To delete RR use something like:
<pre>
    cli53 rrdelete <domain> <hostname>
</pre>
Example
<pre>
    cli53 rrdelete sbarjatiya.com www
</pre>

Note that you cannot use FQDN such as stest.api.mtoc.us as command line arguments.  Only hostname can be used.


==Help==
More info on cli53 can be obtained using '--help' option such as 'cli53 --help' or 'cli53 rrcreate --help'



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