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hardgcloud

Securely copy files between a local machine and a Compute Engine instance over SSH

command

gcloud compute scp LOCAL_PATH INSTANCE_NAME:REMOTE_PATH --zone ZONE

also accepted

gcloud compute scpgcloud compute scp LOCAL_PATH INSTANCE_NAME:REMOTE_PATH

Command breakdown

Part of the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud) — Compute Engine category.

gcloudcomputescpLOCAL_PATHINSTANCE_NAME:REMOTE_PATH--zoneZONE

Flag	Purpose
`--zone`	Boolean flag

More Compute Engine commands

Create a new Compute Engine virtual machine instancegcloud compute instances create INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE --machine-type MACHINE_TYPE
List all Compute Engine VM instances in the current projectgcloud compute instances list
Show detailed metadata and configuration of a specific VM instancegcloud compute instances describe INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE
Permanently delete a Compute Engine VM instance and its boot diskgcloud compute instances delete INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE
Start a previously stopped Compute Engine VM instancegcloud compute instances start INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE
Stop a running Compute Engine VM instance without deleting itgcloud compute instances stop INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE
Open an SSH connection to a Compute Engine VM instancegcloud compute ssh INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE
Perform a hard reset on a Compute Engine VM instance (equivalent to power cycle)gcloud compute instances reset INSTANCE_NAME --zone ZONE

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