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gcloud compute instances set-name

NAME
gcloud compute instances set-name - set the name of a Compute Engine virtual machine
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute instances set-name INSTANCE_NAME --new-name=NEW_NAME [--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
gcloud compute instances set-name lets you change the name of a virtual machine.
EXAMPLES
To change the name of instance-1 to instance-2: 
gcloud compute instances set-name instance-1 --new-name=instance-2
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE_NAME
Name of the instance to operate on. For details on valid instance names, refer to the criteria documented under the field 'name' at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances
REQUIRED FLAGS
--new-name=NEW_NAME
Specifies the new name of the instance.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--zone=ZONE
Zone of the instance to operate on. If not specified, you might be prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only). gcloud attempts to identify the appropriate zone by searching for resources in your currently active project. If the zone cannot be determined, gcloud prompts you for a selection with all available Google Cloud Platform zones.

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user can set the compute/zone property: 

gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE

A list of zones can be fetched by running: 

gcloud compute zones list

To unset the property, run: 

gcloud config unset compute/zone
 Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.
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 compute instances set-name
 
gcloud beta compute instances set-name
 
gcloud preview compute instances set-name