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CLI for the Google Cloud Platform.
## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
1. [TL;DR](#tldr)
1. [Further readings](#further-readings)
1. [Sources](#sources)
1. [Sources](#sources)
## TL;DR
Properties can be set via environment variables following the format `CLOUDSDK_SECTIONNAME_PROPERTYNAME`.
| Variable | Default | Summary |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| `CLOUDSDK_CONFIG` | `$HOME/.config/gcloud`<br/>`%APPDATA%\gcloud` | CLI configuration directory |
| `CLOUDSDK_CORE_PROJECT` | `` | Project |
| `CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE` | `` | Compute zone |
| `CLOUDSDK_ACTIVE_CONFIG_NAME` | `` | Active configuration |
| Path | Summary | Notes |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| `$CLOUDSDK_CONFIG` | CLI configuration directory | Must be writable |
| `$CLOUDSDK_CONFIG/configurations/config_default` | Default configuration | |
| `$CLOUDSDK_CONFIG/application_default_credentials.json` | Default application credentials | |
<details>
<summary>Setup</summary>
```sh
# Install.
asdf plugin add 'gcloud' && asdf install 'gcloud' 'latest'
# [optional if one know what they're doing] Initialize.
gcloud init
gcloud init --no-browser
gcloud --configuration 'secondary' init --console-only
```
</details>
<details>
<summary>Usage</summary>
```sh
# Show information about the installation and the active configuration.
gcloud info
gcloud info --format='value(config.paths.global_config_dir)'
# Show information about gcloud commands and other topics.
gcloud help
gcloud help compute instances create
gcloud cheat-sheet
# Login.
gcloud auth login
gcloud … --brief
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gcloud config configurations activate "old_profile"
# Update the SDK installation to the latest version.
gcloud components update
# Install components.
gcloud components install 'skaffold'
# Remove components.
gcloud components remove 'config-connector'
# List all project the current user has access to.
gcloud projects list --sort-by='projectId'
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&& gcloud compute instances list
```
</details>
## Further readings
- [Creating and managing projects]
- [Install kubectl and configure cluster access]
- [`gcloud config configurations`][gcloud config configurations]
## Sources
All the references in the [further readings] section, plus the following:
### Sources
- [Install the Google Cloud CLI]
- [Reference]
- [Cheat-sheet]
- [How to run gcloud command line using a service account]
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[creating and managing projects]: https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects
[gcloud config configurations]: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/config/configurations
[install kubectl and configure cluster access]: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/cluster-access-for-kubectl
[install the google cloud cli]: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install-sdk
[reference]: https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/
<!-- In-article sections -->
[further readings]: #further-readings
<!-- Others -->
[how to change the active configuration profile in gcloud]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35744901/how-to-change-the-active-configuration-profile-in-gcloud#35750001
[how to run gcloud command line using a service account]: https://pnatraj.medium.com/how-to-run-gcloud-command-line-using-a-service-account-f39043d515b9