.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_COMPUTE_SECURITY\-POLICIES_EXPORT" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha compute security\-policies export \- export security policy configs into YAML or JSON files



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha compute security\-policies export\fR \fINAME\fR \fB\-\-file\-name\fR=\fIFILE_NAME\fR [\fB\-\-file\-format\fR=\fIFILE_FORMAT\fR] [\fB\-\-global\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR \fBgcloud alpha compute security\-policies export\fR exports all
data associated with Compute Engine security policy into a local file.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To export a security policy in JSON format to a given file, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute security\-policies export my\-policy \e
    \-\-file\-name=my\-file\-name \-\-file\-format=json
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fINAME\fR

Name of the security policy to export.


.RE
.sp

.SH "REQUIRED FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-file\-name\fR=\fIFILE_NAME\fR

The name of the file to export the security policy config to.


.RE
.sp

.SH "OPTIONAL FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-file\-format\fR=\fIFILE_FORMAT\fR

The format of the file to export the security policy config to. Specify either
yaml or json. Defaults to yaml if not specified. \fIFILE_FORMAT\fR must be one
of: \fBjson\fR, \fByaml\fR.

.TP 2m

At most one of these can be specified:


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-global\fR

If set, the security policy is global.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-region\fR=\fIREGION\fR

Region of the security policy to export. Overrides the default
\fBcompute/region\fR property value for this command invocation.


.RE
.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"

This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation\-only early access
allowlist. These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud compute security\-policies export
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta compute security\-policies export
.RE