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gcloud compute os-config patch-deployments create

NAME
gcloud compute os-config patch-deployments create - create a patch deployment for a project
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute os-config patch-deployments create PATCH_DEPLOYMENT_ID --file=FILE [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
gcloud compute os-config patch-deployments create creates a patch deployment in a project from a specified file. A patch deployment triggers a patch job to run at specific time(s) according to a schedule, and applies instance filters and other patch configurations to the patch job at run time. Alternatively, to run a patch job on-demand, see $ gcloud compute os-config patch-jobs execute.
EXAMPLES
To create a patch deployment patch-deployment-1 in the current project, run: 
gcloud compute os-config patch-deployments create patch-deployment-1 --file=path_to_config_file
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
PATCH_DEPLOYMENT_ID
Name of the patch deployment to create. This name must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, start with a letter, end with a number or a letter, be between 1-63 characters, and unique within the project.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--file=FILE
The JSON or YAML file with the patch deployment to create. For information about the patch deployment format, see https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/osconfig/rest/v1/projects.patchDeployments.
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 variant is also available: 
gcloud beta compute os-config patch-deployments create