NAME

gcloud spanner databases describe - describe a Cloud Spanner database

SYNOPSIS

gcloud spanner databases describe (DATABASE : --instance=INSTANCE) [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

Describe a Cloud Spanner database.

EXAMPLES

To describe a Cloud Spanner database, run:

$ gcloud spanner databases describe my-database-id \ --instance=my-instance-id

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

Database resource - The Cloud Spanner database to describe. 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.

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 describe

$ gcloud beta spanner databases describe