Can I use gcloud in Git Bash on Windows?

Question

So, I\'ve installed Git, Git Bash, Python2.7, and I\'ve just installed the Google Cloud SDK per the official guide. Using Windows 10.

In cmd.exe, or the \"Google Cloud

Answer 1

Create ~/.bashrc with one and only line:

alias gcloud="gcloud.cmd"

and restart you shell session. That's it.

Answer 2

Another option - copying the gsutil and bq files from Linux version to /google-cloud-sdk/bin on Windows.

Answer 3

You need to use the full file name i.e. gcloud.sh or gcloud.cmd. See the following question for more details:

Git Bash doesn't see my PATH

Answer 4

Put the following in a .bashrc file which should be located in C:\Users\YourWindowsAccount:

gcloud() {
    "gcloud.cmd" "$@"
}
export -f gcloud

Adapted from: https://askubuntu.com/a/98791

Restart Git Bash thereafter.

This solution is better than using aliases because it allows you to call gcloud from a shell script also.