Domain 1.3: Installing and configuring the CLI — GCP ACE Practice Question 09

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Identify the flags for disabling prompts (`--quiet`) and formatting output (`--format`).

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B.gcloud compute instances create ... --quiet --format="json(networkInterfaces[0].accessConfigs[0].natIP)"✓ Correct

The `--quiet` (or `-q`) flag disables all interactive prompts, which is essential for scripts. The `--format` flag allows you to change the output format (e.g., to json, yaml, csv) and use projections to select specific fields, such as the NAT IP address.

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Not knowing the `--format` flag capabilities or using standard Linux pipes when a native flag exists.

You are writing a bash script that creates a Compute Engine instance. The script needs to run without user interaction and output ONLY the external IP address of the newly created instance in JSON format. How should you format the gcloud command?

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