GCLOUD_COMPUTE_INSTANCES(1)

NAME

gcloud compute instances - read and manipulate Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute instances COMMAND [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
Read and manipulate Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands: --account, --configuration, --flatten, --format, --help, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity. Run $ gcloud help for details.

COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:

    add-access-config
        Create a Google Compute Engine virtual machine access configuration.

    add-labels
        Add labels to Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

    add-metadata
        Add or update instance metadata.

    add-tags
        Add tags to Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

    attach-disk
        Attach a disk to an instance.

    create
        Create Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

    delete
        Delete Google 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.

    get-serial-port-output
        Read output from a virtual machine instance's serial port.

    list
        List Google Compute Engine instances.

    move
        Move an instance and its attached persistent disks between zones.

    remove-labels
        Remove labels from Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

    remove-metadata
        Remove instance metadata.

    remove-tags
        Remove tags from Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

    reset
        Reset a virtual machine instance.

    set-disk-auto-delete
        Set auto-delete behavior for disks.

    set-machine-type
        Set machine type for Google Compute Engine virtual machines.

    set-scheduling
        Set scheduling options for Google Compute Engine virtual machines.

    set-service-account
        Set service account and scopes for a Google Compute Engine instance.

    start
        Start a stopped virtual machine instance.

    stop
        Stop 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 Google Compute Engine virtual machine.