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- NAME
- gcloud alpha compute machine-images describe - describe a Compute Engine machine image
- SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha compute machine-images describeIMAGE[GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
- DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA)Describe a Compute Engine machine image.- EXAMPLES
- To describe a machine image, run:
gcloudalphacomputemachine-imagesdescribemy-machine-image - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
IMAGE- Name of the machineImage to describe.
- 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 helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloudcomputemachine-imagesdescribegcloudbetacomputemachine-imagesdescribe
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.