NAME

gcloud alpha spanner samples init - initialize a Cloud Spanner sample app

SYNOPSIS

gcloud alpha spanner samples init APPNAME --instance-id=INSTANCE_ID [--database-id=DATABASE_ID] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

(ALPHA) This command creates a Cloud Spanner database in the given instance for the sample app and loads any initial data required by the application.

EXAMPLES

To initialize the 'finance' sample app using instance 'my-instance', run:

$ gcloud alpha spanner samples init finance --instance-id=my-instance

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

APPNAME

The sample app name, e.g. "finance".

REQUIRED FLAGS

--instance-id=INSTANCE_ID

The Cloud Spanner instance ID for the sample app.

OPTIONAL FLAGS

--database-id=DATABASE_ID

ID of the new Cloud Spanner database to create for the sample app.

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 alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available:

$ gcloud spanner samples init

$ gcloud beta spanner samples init