- INFORMATION
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gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instancesis supported in universe domainuniverse; however, some of the values used in the help text may not be available. Command examples may not work as-is and may requires changes before execution. - NAME
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- gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances - list instances with specific OS inventory data values
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances[--inventory-filter=INVENTORY_FILTER] [--kernel-version=KERNEL_VERSION--os-shortname=OS_SHORTNAME--os-version=OS_VERSION--package-name=PACKAGE_NAME--package-version=PACKAGE_VERSION] [--filter=EXPRESSION] [--limit=LIMIT] [--page-size=PAGE_SIZE] [--sort-by=[FIELD,…]] [--uri] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(PREVIEW)gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances displays all Compute Engine instances in a project matching an inventory filter. Run $ gcloud topic filters to see the supported filter syntax. - EXAMPLES
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To list all instances with OS inventory data in a project in table form, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instancesTo list the URIs of all instances whose OS short name contains rhel, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --inventory-filter="ShortName:rhel" --uriTo list the URIs of all instances whose OS short name is equal to rhel, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --os-shortname="rhel" --uriTo list all instances with package google-cloud-sdk of version 235.0.0-0 installed, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --package-name="google-cloud-sdk" --package-version="235.0.0-0"To list all instances with package name matching a regex ^google-cloud
available for update through apt, run:gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --inventory-filter="PackageUpdates.apt[].Name~^google-cloud*"To list all instances with package update google-cloud-sdk of version greater than or equal to 235.0.0-0 available through apt, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --inventory-filter="PackageUpdates.apt[].['google-cloud-sdk'].Version>=235.0.0-0"To list all instances missing the Stackdriver monitoring package stackdriver-agent, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --inventory-filter="NOT(InstalledPackages:stackdriver-agent)"To list all Windows instances with an installed qfe hotfix whose ID equals KB4462930, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --inventory-filter="InstalledPackages.qfe[].HotFixID=KB4462930"To list all Windows instances with a wua update whose description contains the word Security, run:
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances --inventory-filter="InstalledPackages.wua[].Description:Security" - FLAGS
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--inventory-filter=INVENTORY_FILTER- Filter expression for matching against OS inventory criteria
- Exact match values for OS inventory data:
--kernel-version=KERNEL_VERSION- If specified, only instances with this kernel version in their inventory data will be displayed.
--os-shortname=OS_SHORTNAME- If specified, only instances with this OS shortname in their inventory data will be displayed.
--os-version=OS_VERSION- If specified, only instances with this OS version in their inventory data will be displayed.
--package-name=PACKAGE_NAME- If specified, only instances with an installed package of this name in their inventory data will be displayed.
--package-version=PACKAGE_VERSION- If specified with a package name, only instances with the installed package of this version in their inventory data will be displayed.
- LIST COMMAND FLAGS
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--filter=EXPRESSION-
Apply a Boolean filter
EXPRESSIONto each resource item to be listed. If the expression evaluatesTrue, then that item is listed. For more details and examples of filter expressions, run $ gcloud topic filters. This flag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit. --limit=LIMIT-
Maximum number of resources to list. The default is
unlimited. This flag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit. --page-size=PAGE_SIZE-
Some services group resource list output into pages. This flag specifies the
maximum number of resources per page. The default is determined by the service
if it supports paging, otherwise it is
unlimited(no paging). Paging may be applied before or after--filterand--limitdepending on the service. --sort-by=[FIELD,…]-
Comma-separated list of resource field key names to sort by. The default order
is ascending. Prefix a field with ``~´´ for descending order on that
field. This flag interacts with other flags that are applied in this order:
--flatten,--sort-by,--filter,--limit. --uri-
Print a list of resource URIs instead of the default output, and change the
command output to a list of URIs. If this flag is used with
--format, the formatting is applied on this URI list. To display URIs alongside other keys instead, use theuri()transform.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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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
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This command is currently in DEVELOPER PREVIEW and may 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 compute instances os-inventory list-instancesgcloud alpha compute instances os-inventory list-instancesgcloud beta compute instances os-inventory list-instances
gcloud preview compute instances os-inventory list-instances
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