gsutil – Upload and Download file Google Cloud Storage Bucket using command line

Today in this article we shall see how to perform Upload, Download file Google Storage Bucket using gsutil

gsutil is actually a Python command-line application that lets you access Cloud Storage.

You can use gsutil to perform a lot of operations including uploads and downloads etc. using HTTPS and transport-layer security (TLS) etc.

WE shall cover below aspects in this article,

Quickstart

Prerequisites

• Create an account in the google cloud project.

• Install the Google Cloud SDK

Upload the File/Object to google Bucket using gsutil command line

Let’s use the below image(the official logo of the TheCodebuzz) as an example.

We shall be uploading this file to the GCP bucket.

Let’s save the above file to the computer in the path C:\test\thecodebuzz.png

Command Pattern

gsutil cp [target-file-path] gs://[gcs-path]

Example

gsutil cp C:\test\thecodebuzz.png gs://thecodebuzz/load-from-gcutil

After the successful execution of the commands file will be uploaded to the google cloud storage bucket.

Note : Command will overwrite any existing file.

Download File/Object from google Bucket using gsutil command line

We shall now download the above-uploaded file from google Bucket using gsutil command line as below,

Command Pattern

gsutil cp gs://[gcs-path] [target-file-path]

Example

gsutil cp gs://thecodebuzz/load-from-gcutil/thecodebuzz.png C:\Test\gcp\Download

Once the command is successful, you shall see the file generated in the path.

Move/Archive files from google Bucket using gsutil command line

Please visit the below article for more details,

• Move, Copy, Archive file Google Bucket gsutil

Do you have any comments or ideas or any better suggestions to share?

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Happy Coding !!

References :

• Python Script – Upload and Download files Google Cloud Storage

• Schedule PowerShell Script using Windows Task Scheduler

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