Google Cloud aliases

The gcloud.aliases.zsh file creates helpful shortcut aliases for many commonly Google Cloud (opens new window) commands.

The Google Cloud aliases, provide memorable commands for operating on the Google Cloud platform. All of these functions and aliases are wrappers around the Google Cloud SDK command line tools.

Command-line tool

Alias	Command	Description
gcci	gcloud components install	Install specific components.
gccsp	gcloud config set project	Set a default Google Cloud project to work on.
gccu	gcloud components update	Update your Cloud SDK to the latest version.
gci	gcloud init	Initialize, authorize, and configure the gcloud tool.
gcinf	gcloud info	Display current gcloud tool environment details.
gcv	gcloud version	Display version and installed components.

Custom

Alias	Command	Description
gccca	gcloud config configurations activate	Switch to an existing named configuration.
gcccc	gcloud config configurations create	Create a new named configuration.
gcccl	gcloud config configurations list	Display a list of all available configurations.
gccgv	gcloud config get-value	Fetch value of a Cloud SDK property.
gccl	gcloud config list	Display all the properties for the current configuration.
gccs	gcloud config set	Define a property (like compute/zone) for the current configuration.

Authorization

Alias	Command	Description
gcaasa	gcloud auth activate-service-account	Like gcloud auth login but with service account credentials.
gcacd	gcloud auth configure-docker	Register the gcloud tool as a Docker credential helper.
gcal	gcloud auth list	List all credentialed accounts.
gcal	gcloud auth login	Authorize Google Cloud access for the gcloud tool with Google user credentials and set current account as active.
gcapat	gcloud auth print-access-token	Display the current account's access token.
gcar	gcloud auth revoke	Remove access credentials for an account.

Cloud Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Alias	Command	Description
gciamk	gcloud iam service-accounts keys list	List a service account's keys.
gciaml	gcloud iam list-grantable-roles	List IAM grantable roles for a resource.
gciamp	gcloud iam service-accounts add-iam-policy-binding	Add an IAM policy binding to a service account.
gciamr	gcloud iam roles create	Create a custom role for a project or org.
gciams	gcloud iam service-accounts set-iam-policy	Replace existing IAM policy binding.
gciamv	gcloud iam service-accounts create	Create a service account for a project.

Access policies

Alias	Command	Description
gcpa	gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding	Add an IAM policy binding to a specified project.
gcpd	gcloud projects describe	Display metadata for a project (including its ID).

Kubernetes

Alias	Command	Description
gcccc	gcloud container clusters create	Create a cluster to run GKE containers.
gcccg	gcloud container clusters get-credentials	Update kubeconfig to get kubectl to use a GKE cluster.
gcccl	gcloud container clusters list	List clusters for running GKE containers.
gccil	gcloud container images list-tags	List tag and digest metadata for a container image.

VMs

Alias	Command	Description
gcpc	gcloud compute copy-files	Copy files
gcpdown	gcloud compute instances stop	Stop instance
gcpds	gcloud compute disks snapshot	Create snapshot of persistent disks.
gcpid	gcloud compute instances describe	Display a VM instance's details.
gcpil	gcloud compute instances list	List all VM instances in a project.
gcprm	gcloud compute instances delete	Delete instance
gcpsk	gcloud compute snapshots delete	Delete a snapshot.
gcpssh	gcloud compute ssh	Connect to a VM instance by using SSH.
gcpup	gcloud compute instances start	Start instance.
gcpzl	gcloud compute zones list	List Compute Engine zones.

gcloud aliases to build highly scalable applications on a fully managed serverless platform

Alias	Command	Description
gcapb	gcloud app browse	Open the current app in a web browser.
gcapc	gcloud app create	Create an App Engine app within your current project.
gcapd	gcloud app deploy	Deploy your app's code and configuration to the App Engine server.
gcapl	gcloud app logs read	Display the latest App Engine app logs.
gcapv	gcloud app versions list	List all versions of all services deployed to the App Engine server.

gcloud aliases to commands that might come in handy

Alias	Command	Description
gckmsd	gcloud kms decrypt	Decrypt ciphertext (to a plaintext file) using a Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) key.
gclll	gcloud logging logs list	List your project's logs.
gcsqlb	gcloud sql backups describe	Display info about a Cloud SQL instance backup.
gcsqle	gcloud sql export sql	Export data from a Cloud SQL instance to a SQL file.