.TH "GCLOUD_COMPUTE_OS\-CONFIG_INVENTORIES_DESCRIBE" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud compute os\-config inventories describe \- describe the inventory data for a Compute Engine VM instance



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud compute os\-config inventories describe\fR \fIINSTANCE\fR [\fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR] [\fB\-\-view\fR=\fIVIEW\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

Describe the inventory data for a Compute Engine VM instance.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To describe the inventory of an instance \f5my\-instance\fR that has the
instance ID \f55678\fR in the current project and location 'us\-central1\-a',
run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud compute os\-config inventories describe my\-instance \e
    \-\-location=us\-central1\-a
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

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

ID or name of the Compute Engine VM instance to describe. For details on valid
instance IDs, refer to the criteria documented under the field \f5id\fR at:
https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances


.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR

Location of the Compute Engine VM instance to describe. If not specified, the
property \f5compute/zone\fR is used. For details on setting properties, see:
https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/properties

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-view\fR=\fIVIEW\fR

Specifies what information should be included in the output. If unspecified, the
default view is \f5basic\fR. \fIVIEW\fR must be one of:

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fBbasic\fR
Output is limited to operating system details.
.TP 2m
\fBfull\fR
Output includes operating system details and package information.
.RE
.sp



.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 "API REFERENCE"

This command uses the \fBosconfig/v1\fR API. The full documentation for this API
can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/osconfig/rest



.SH "NOTES"

This variant is also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha compute os\-config inventories describe
.RE