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NAME
gdcloud iam roles describe - Describe a role[custom/predefined].
SYNOPSIS
gdcloud iam roles describe ROLE_NAME [--project=PROJECT] [flags]
DESCRIPTION
Describe role[custom/predefined] permissions. This command retrieves and displays the global and zonal permissions of a role[custom/predefined]. If the --project flag is provided, it describes permissions of a project-scoped role; otherwise, it describes permissions of an organization-scoped role.
EXAMPLES
To describe a role at organization scope, run:
gdcloud iam roles describe org-role
To describe a role at project scope, run:
gdcloud iam roles describe project-role --project my-project
GDCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --configuration, --format, --help, --project, --quiet.
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