gcloud beta spanner databases create

NAME
gcloud beta spanner databases create - create a Cloud Spanner database
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta spanner databases create (DATABASE : --instance=INSTANCE) [--async] [--database-dialect=DATABASE_DIALECT] [--ddl=DDL] [--ddl-file=DDL_FILE] [--kms-key=KMS_KEY : --kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING --kms-location=KMS_LOCATION --kms-project=KMS_PROJECT] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA) Create a Cloud Spanner database.
EXAMPLES
To create an empty Cloud Spanner database, run:
gcloud beta spanner databases create testdb --instance=my-instance-id

To create a Cloud Spanner database with populated schema, run:

gcloud beta spanner databases create testdb --instance=my-instance-id --ddl='CREATE TABLE mytable (a INT64, b INT64) PRIMARY KEY(a)'

To create a Cloud Spanner database with the PostgreSQL dialect, run:

gcloud beta spanner databases create testdb --instance=my-instance-id --database-dialect=POSTGRESQL
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to create. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

  • provide the argument database on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --project on the command line;
  • set the property core/project.

This must be specified.

DATABASE
ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database.

To set the database attribute:

  • provide the argument database on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--instance=INSTANCE
The Cloud Spanner instance for the database.

To set the instance attribute:

  • provide the argument database on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --instance on the command line;
  • set the property spanner/instance.
FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--database-dialect=DATABASE_DIALECT
The SQL dialect of the Cloud Spanner Database. GOOGLE_STANDARD_SQL is the default. DATABASE_DIALECT must be one of: POSTGRESQL, GOOGLE_STANDARD_SQL.
--ddl=DDL
Semi-colon separated DDL (data definition language) statements to run inside the newly created database. If there is an error in any statement, the database is not created. This option is not supported for the PostgreSQL dialect. Full DDL specification is at https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/data-definition-language
--ddl-file=DDL_FILE
Path of a file that contains semi-colon separated DDL (data definition language) statements to run inside the newly created database. If there is an error in any statement, the database is not created. This option is not supported for the PostgreSQL dialect. Full DDL specification is at https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/data-definition-language. If --ddl_file is set, --ddl is ignored. One line comments starting with -- are ignored.
KMS key name group

At most one of these can be specified:

Key resource - Cloud KMS key to be used to create the Cloud Spanner database. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
--kms-key=KMS_KEY
ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.

To set the kms-key attribute:

  • provide the argument --kms-key on the command line.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING
KMS keyring id of the key.

To set the kms-keyring attribute:

  • provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --kms-keyring on the command line.
--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION
Cloud location for the key.

To set the kms-location attribute:

  • provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --kms-location on the command line.
--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT
Cloud project id for the key.

To set the kms-project attribute:

  • provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --kms-project on the command line.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file, --account, --billing-project, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --impersonate-service-account, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. These variants are also available:
gcloud spanner databases create
gcloud alpha spanner databases create