The cloudshell
command allows you to accomplish tasks like launching
tutorials, downloading files, setting aliases, and opening existing files in the
code editor from the Cloud Shell command line.
Available positional arguments for cloudshell
are as follows:
Positional Argument | Alternative name | Description |
---|---|---|
help | -h, --help | show cloudshell help |
edit-files | edit-file, edit | Open specified file in the Cloud Shell Editor |
download-files | download-file, download, dl | Initiate the download of the specified file |
aliases | Generates short aliases for common subcommands |
Example usage
To open your .bashrc
file for edit in the Cloud Shell Editor, from the Cloud
Shell command line, run:
cloudshell edit $HOME/.bashrc
Similarly, to download your .bashrc
file, run:
cloudshell download $HOME/.bashrc
To display information about the cloudshell
command from your
Cloud Shell session,
run cloudshell help
.