tldr/pages/common/gcloud.md

gcloud

The official CLI tool for Google Cloud Platform.

• List all properties in one's active configuration:

gcloud config list

• Set the active project:

gcloud config set project {{project_name}}

• SSH into a virtual machine instance:

gcloud compute ssh {{user}}@{{instance}}

• Display all Google Compute Engine instances in a project. Instances from all zones are listed by default:

gcloud compute instances list

• Update a kubeconfig file with the appropriate credentials to point kubectl to a specific cluster in Google Kubernetes Engine:

gcloud container clusters get-credentials {{cluster_name}}

• Update all gcloud CLI components:

gcloud components update

• Show help for a given command:

gcloud help {{command}}