gcloud compute instances

NAME
gcloud compute instances - read and manipulate Compute Engine virtual machine instances
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute instances GROUP | COMMAND [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
Read and manipulate Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

For more information about virtual machine instances, see the virtual machine instances documentation.

See also: Instances API.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --help.

Run $ gcloud help for details.

GROUPS
GROUP is one of the following:
bulk
Manipulate multiple Compute Engine virtual machines with single command executions.
network-interfaces
Read and manipulate Compute Engine VM instance network interfaces.
ops-agents
Manage Google Cloud Observability agents for Compute Engine VM instances.
os-inventory
Read Compute Engine OS Inventory Data and Related Resources.
COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:
add-access-config
Create a Compute Engine virtual machine access configuration.
add-iam-policy-binding
Add IAM policy binding to a Compute Engine instance.
add-labels
Add labels to Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
add-metadata
Add or update instance metadata.
add-resource-policies
Add resource policies to Compute Engine VM instances.
add-tags
Add tags to Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
attach-disk
Attach a disk to an instance.
create
Create Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
create-with-container
Creates Compute Engine virtual machine instances running container images.
delete
Delete Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
delete-access-config
Delete an access configuration from a virtual machine network interface.
describe
Describe a virtual machine instance.
detach-disk
Detach disks from Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
export
Export a Compute Engine virtual machine instance's configuration to a file.
get-guest-attributes
Get the Guest Attributes for a compute instance.
get-iam-policy
Get the IAM policy for a Compute Engine instance.
get-screenshot
Capture a screenshot (JPEG image) of the virtual machine instance's display.
get-serial-port-output
Read output from a virtual machine instance's serial port.
get-shielded-identity
Get the Shielded identity for a Compute Engine instance.
import
Create Compute Engine virtual machine instances from virtual appliance in OVA/OVF format.
list
List Compute Engine instances.
move
(DEPRECATED) Move an instance and its attached persistent disks between zones.
perform-maintenance
Perform maintenance of Google Compute Engine instance.
remove-iam-policy-binding
Remove IAM policy binding from a Compute Engine instance.
remove-labels
Remove labels from Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
remove-metadata
Remove instance metadata.
remove-resource-policies
Remove resource policies from Compute Engine VM instances.
remove-tags
Remove tags from Compute Engine virtual machine instances.
reset
Reset a virtual machine instance.
resume
Resume a virtual machine instance.
send-diagnostic-interrupt
Send a diagnostic interrupt to a virtual machine instance.
set-disk-auto-delete
Set auto-delete behavior for disks.
set-iam-policy
Set IAM policy for a Compute Engine instance.
set-machine-type
Set machine type for Compute Engine virtual machines.
set-name
Set the name of a Compute Engine virtual machine.
set-scheduling
Set scheduling options for Compute Engine virtual machines.
set-service-account
Set a service account and access scopes for a Compute Engine VM instance.
simulate-maintenance-event
Simulate host maintenance of VM instances.
start
Start a stopped virtual machine instance.
stop
Stop a virtual machine instance.
suspend
Suspend a virtual machine instance.
tail-serial-port-output
Periodically fetch new output from a virtual machine instance's serial port and display it as it becomes available.
update
Update a Compute Engine virtual machine.
update-access-config
Update a Compute Engine virtual machine access configuration.
update-container
Updates Compute Engine virtual machine instances running container images.
update-from-file
Update a Compute Engine virtual machine instance using a configuration file.
NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute instances
gcloud beta compute instances