gcloud beta emulators datastore env-init

NAME
gcloud beta emulators datastore env-init - print the commands required to export env variables of a datastore
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta emulators datastore env-init[--data-dir=DATA_DIR][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA) Prints the commands but does not execute them. It willoutput in shell syntax or on Windows it will be in cmd.exe syntax.
EXAMPLES
To print the env variables exports for a datastore emulator, run:
gcloudbetaemulatorsdatastoreenv-init--data-dir=DATA-DIR

You can use this command to set env vars in a bash script by adding the belowline in the script.

eval$(gcloudbetaemulatorsdatastoreenv-init--data-dir=DATA-DIR)
FLAGS
--data-dir=DATA_DIR
The directory to be used to store/retrieve data/config for an emulator run. Thedefault value is<USER_CONFIG_DIR>/emulators/datastore. Thevalue of USER_CONFIG_DIR can be found by running:
gcloudinfo--format='get(config.paths.global_config_dir)'
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. This variantis also available:
gcloudalphaemulatorsdatastoreenv-init

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Last updated 2025-07-22 UTC.