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.TH "GCLOUD_COMPUTE_IMAGES_DESCRIBE\-FROM\-FAMILY" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud compute images describe\-from\-family \- describe the latest image from an image family



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud compute images describe\-from\-family\fR \fIIMAGE_NAME\fR [\fB\-\-zone\fR=\fIZONE\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fBgcloud compute images describe\-from\-family\fR looks up the latest image
from an image family and runs a describe on it. If the image is not in the
default project, you need to specify a value for \f5\-\-project\fR.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To view the description for the latest \f5\fIdebian\-9\fR\fR image from the
\f5\fIdebian\-cloud\fR\fR project, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud compute images describe\-from\-family debian\-9 \e
    \-\-project=debian\-cloud
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIIMAGE_NAME\fR

Name of the disk image to describe.


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-zone\fR=\fIZONE\fR

Zone to query. Returns the latest image available in the image family for the
specified zone. If not specified, returns the latest globally available image.


.RE
.sp

.SH "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 \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "NOTES"

These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute images describe\-from\-family
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta compute images describe\-from\-family
.RE