.TH "GCLOUD_BETA_SQL_CONNECT" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud beta sql connect \- connects to a Cloud SQL instance



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud beta sql connect\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR [\fB\-\-database\fR=\fIDATABASE\fR,\ \fB\-d\fR\ \fIDATABASE\fR] [\fB\-\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR;\ default=9470] [\fB\-\-user\fR=\fIUSER\fR,\ \fB\-u\fR\ \fIUSER\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(BETA)\fR Connects to a Cloud SQL instance.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To connect to a Cloud SQL instance, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta sql connect my\-instance \-\-user=root
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIINSTANCE\fR

Cloud SQL instance ID.


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-database\fR=\fIDATABASE\fR, \fB\-d\fR \fIDATABASE\fR

The PostgreSQL or SQL Server database to connect to.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-port\fR=\fIPORT\fR; default=9470

Port number that gcloud will use to connect to the Cloud SQL Proxy through
localhost.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-user\fR=\fIUSER\fR, \fB\-u\fR \fIUSER\fR

Cloud SQL instance user to connect as.


.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 beta and might change without notice. These
variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud sql connect
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha sql connect
.RE