To remove metadata for key "example-key" for a virtual machine instance named "example-instance" in project "example-project", run:
gdcloud compute instances remove-metadata example-instance --project example-project --keys=key1,key2
To remove all metadata from an instance named "example-instance", run:
gdcloud compute instances remove-metadata example-instance --project example-project --all
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--all count If set, all metadata entries are removed.
For example, --all. At least one of the flags --all or --keys is required.
--keys stringArray List of comma-separated key entries that must be removed from the metadata of the virtual machine instance.
For example, --keys=key1, key2. At least one of the flags --all or --keys is required.
GDCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --configuration, --format, --help, --project, --quiet.
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