Google GSutil create folder

Question

How can u create a new folder inside a bucket in google cloud storage using the gsutil command?

I tried using the same command in creating bucket but still got an er

Answer 1

If you're clear about what folders and objects already exist in the bucket, then you can create a new 'folder' with gsutil by copying an object into the folder.

>mkdir test
>touch test/file1
>gsutil cp -r test gs://my-bucket
Copying file://test\file1 [Content- 
Type=application/octet-stream]...
/ [1 files][    0.0 B/    0.0 B]
Operation completed over 1 objects.

>gsutil ls gs://my-bucket
gs://my-bucket/test/

>gsutil ls gs://my-bucket/test
gs://my-bucket/test/file1

It won't work if the local directory is empty.

More simply:

>touch file2
>gsutil cp file2 gs://my-bucket/new-folder/
Copying file://test\file2 [Content- ...

>gsutil ls gs://my-bucket/new-folder
gs://my-bucket/new-folder/file2

Be aware of the potential for Surprising Destination Subdirectory Naming. E.g. if the target directory already exists as an object. For an automated process, a more robust approach would be to use rsync.

I don't know if its possible to create an empty folder with gsutil. For that, use the console's Create Folder button.