Google Cloud SDK documentation
The Google Cloud SDK is a set of tools that you can use to manage resources and
applications hosted on Google Cloud. These tools include command-line tools (gcloud,
gsutil, and bq), language-specific client
libraries, and IDE extensions. Learn more about
gcloud cli or try the gcloud cheat sheet.
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