Run gcloud commands with Cloud Shell

Set gcloud properties

1. Launch the Cloud Shell Editor.

2. Prevent color from being used when printing messages to the terminal by setting a core property:

   gcloud config set disable_color true
   

3. Unset the disable_color property:

   gcloud config unset disable_color
   

4. If you have the Compute Engine API enabled, set your preferred Compute Engine region. Replace REGION with a region name—for example, us-east1:

   gcloud config set compute/region REGION
   

   Alternatively, you can set your preferred zone. Replace ZONE with a zone name—for example, us-east1-b:

   gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE
   

   For information about Compute Engine regions and zones, see Regions and zones.

5. Display a list of available properties:

   gcloud topic configurations
   

Run core commands

1. List accounts whose credentials are stored on the local system:

   gcloud auth list
   

   The gcloud CLI displays a list of credentialed accounts, where ACCOUNT_EMAIL represents a list of one or more active accounts:

   Credentialed Accounts
   ACTIVE  ACCOUNT
   \*      ACCOUNT_EMAIL
   

2. List the properties in your active gcloud CLI configuration:

   gcloud config list
   

   The gcloud CLI displays the list of properties similar to the following, where ACCOUNT_EMAIL and PROJECT_ID display your email and project ID:

   [core]
   account = ACCOUNT_EMAIL
   disable_usage_reporting = False
   project = PROJECT_ID
   

3. View information about your gcloud CLI installation and the active configuration:

   gcloud info
   

View help for gcloud commands

1. View the help for the gcloud compute instances create command:

   gcloud help compute instances create
   

2. View available commands under gcloud topic:

   gcloud help topic
   

3. View information on filtering:

   gcloud topic filters
   

4. Learn more about gcloud command structure:

   gcloud topic command-conventions