.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_EMULATORS_SPANNER" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha emulators spanner \- manage your local Spanner emulator



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha emulators spanner\fR \fICOMMAND\fR [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR This set of commands allows you to start and use a local Spanner
emulator.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To start a local Cloud Spanner emulator, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha emulators spanner start
.RE



.SH "GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS"

These flags are available to all commands: \-\-help.

Run \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "COMMANDS"

\f5\fICOMMAND\fR\fR is one of the following:

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fBenv\-init\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Print the commands required to export Spanner emulator's env
variables.

.TP 2m
\fBstart\fR

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Start a local Cloud Spanner emulator.


.RE
.sp

.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 emulators spanner
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta emulators spanner
.RE