GCLOUD_COMPUTE_INSTANCES(1)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

gcloud compute instances COMMAND [GLOBAL-FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
Read and manipulate Google Compute Engine virtual machine instances.

GLOBAL FLAGS
Run $ gcloud help for a description of flags available to all commands.

COMMANDS
COMMAND is one of the following:

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

    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 between zones.

    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.

    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.