To access serial port of virtual machine example-instance in project example-project, run:
gdcloud compute connect-to-serial-port example-instance --project example-project
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--timeout int Number of minutes to wait for the virtual machine instance to be ready. (default 5)
GDCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --configuration, --format, --help, --project, --quiet.
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