About the gcloud CLI
This page describes how to get started with thegcloud CLI so you can use it to manage Cloud SQL instances. The gcloud CLI uses the Cloud SQL Admin API to access Cloud SQL, so you must enable the API before you can use the gcloud CLI to access Cloud SQL.
Forgcloud examples, see theHow-to page for the task.
Getting started with the gcloud CLI
To start with the gcloud CLI, review thegcloud CLI Documentation.You can get help for the tool, resources, andcommands by using the--help flag:
gcloudsql--helpgcloudsqlinstances--helpgcloudsqlinstancescreate--help
The help displayed with the--help flag is also available inthegcloud CLI reference forgcloud sql.
Finally, configure a project as your default project withtwo commands. The first command below lists theconfiguration for the gcloud CLI, including any default projectalready set. The second command sets the default project.
gcloudconfiglistgcloudconfigsetproject[PROJECT_ID]
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