NAME

gcloud spanner databases create - create a Cloud Spanner database

SYNOPSIS

gcloud spanner databases create (DATABASE : --instance=INSTANCE) [--async] [--database-dialect=DATABASE_DIALECT] [--ddl=DDL] [--ddl-file=DDL_FILE] [--kms-key=KMS_KEY : --kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING --kms-location=KMS_LOCATION --kms-project=KMS_PROJECT] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

Create a Cloud Spanner database.

EXAMPLES

To create an empty Cloud Spanner database, run:

$ gcloud spanner databases create testdb --instance=my-instance-id

To create a Cloud Spanner database with populated schema, run:

$ gcloud spanner databases create testdb --instance=my-instance-id \ --ddl='CREATE TABLE mytable (a INT64, b INT64) PRIMARY KEY(a)'

To create a Cloud Spanner database with the PostgreSQL dialect, run:

$ gcloud spanner databases create testdb --instance=my-instance-id \ --database-dialect=POSTGRESQL

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to create. The arguments in this

group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways. To set the project attribute:

—

provide the argument database on the command line with a fully specified name;

—

provide the argument --project on the command line;

—

set the property core/project.

This must be specified.

DATABASE

ID of the database or fully qualified identifier for the database. To set the database attribute:

• provide the argument database on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--instance=INSTANCE

The Cloud Spanner instance for the database. To set the instance attribute:

• provide the argument database on the command line with a fully specified name;

• provide the argument --instance on the command line;

• set the property spanner/instance.

FLAGS

--async

Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.

--database-dialect=DATABASE_DIALECT

The SQL dialect of the Cloud Spanner Database. GOOGLE_STANDARD_SQL is the default. DATABASE_DIALECT must be one of: POSTGRESQL, GOOGLE_STANDARD_SQL.

--ddl=DDL

Semi-colon separated DDL (data definition language) statements to run inside the newly created database. If there is an error in any statement, the database is not created. This option is not supported for the PostgreSQL dialect. Full DDL specification is at https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/data-definition-language

--ddl-file=DDL_FILE

Path of a file that contains semi-colon separated DDL (data definition language) statements to run inside the newly created database. If there is an error in any statement, the database is not created. This option is not supported for the PostgreSQL dialect. Full DDL specification is at https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/data-definition-language. If --ddl_file is set, --ddl is ignored. One line comments starting with -- are ignored.

Key resource - Cloud KMS key to be used to create the Cloud Spanner database.

The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.

--kms-key=KMS_KEY

ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key. To set the kms-key attribute:

• provide the argument --kms-key on the command line.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.

--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING

KMS keyring id of the key. To set the kms-keyring attribute:

• provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully specified name;

• provide the argument --kms-keyring on the command line.

--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION

Cloud location for the key. To set the kms-location attribute:

• provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully specified name;

• provide the argument --kms-location on the command line.

--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT

Cloud project id for the key. To set the kms-project attribute:

• provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully specified name;

• provide the argument --kms-project on the command line.

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

These variants are also available:

$ gcloud alpha spanner databases create

$ gcloud beta spanner databases create