How to change the active configuration profile in gcloud?

Question

I have created a new configuration profile using command:

gcloud init

and now I don't know how to switch to old configuration profile without override it.

Using gcloud config I can't switch to another configuration only set a property of the current configuration.

any idea?

What exactly are you trying to do? What do you mean by `can't only switch`? — Grzenio, Mar 02 '16 at 12:54
@Grzenio `gcloud init propose` you 1) re-initialize current configuration. 2) create a new configuration, 3) switch to another existing configuration and re-initialize. but you can't switch without re-initialize. Thanks — ezain, Mar 02 '16 at 13:41

cherba · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-23T19:04:10.793

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You can see your configurations (created via gcloud init) via

gcloud config configurations list

You can switch to a different configuration via

gcloud config configurations activate MY_OLD_CONFIG

Once activated you can

gcloud config list

to see its settings.

You can also do this without activation by running

gcloud config list --configuration CONFIGURATION_NAME

edited Feb 23 '20 at 19:04

answered Mar 02 '16 at 14:29

cherba

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 14 '20 at 11:46

I wrote a small Bash tool for anyone who needs to do this on a regular basis: https://github.com/uhinze/gconf

To list configs: gconf

To switch to a different config: gconf <CONFIG>

To then switch to the previous config (helpful when you're working with 2): gconf -

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