NAME
    gcloud compute instant-snapshots create - create a Compute Engine instant
        snapshot

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud compute instant-snapshots create INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME
        --source-disk=SOURCE_DISK [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]]
        [--region=REGION | --zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    gcloud compute instant-snapshots create creates an instant snapshot of a
    disk. Instant snapshots are useful for backing up the disk data.

EXAMPLES
    To create an instant snapshot 'my-instant-snap' from a disk 'my-disk' in
    zone 'us-east1-a', run:

        $ gcloud compute instant-snapshots create my-instant-snap \
          --source-disk=my-disk --zone=us-east1-a

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME
        Name of the instant snapshot to create.

REQUIRED FLAGS
     Source disk options

     This must be specified.

       --source-disk=SOURCE_DISK
          Source disk used to create the instant snapshot.

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]
        List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.

        Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens
        (-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers. Values must
        contain only hyphens (-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and
        numbers.

     At most one of these can be specified:

       --region=REGION
          Region of the instant snapshot to create. If not specified, you might
          be prompted to select a region (interactive mode only).

          To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
          compute/region property:

              $ gcloud config set compute/region REGION

          A list of regions can be fetched by running:

              $ gcloud compute regions list

          To unset the property, run:

              $ gcloud config unset compute/region

          Alternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable
          CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION.

       --zone=ZONE
          Zone of the instant snapshot to create. If not specified and the
          compute/zone property isn't set, you might be prompted to select a
          zone (interactive mode only).

          To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
          compute/zone property:

              $ gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE

          A list of zones can be fetched by running:

              $ gcloud compute zones list

          To unset the property, run:

              $ gcloud config unset compute/zone

          Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable
          CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.

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 $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES
    These variants are also available:

        $ gcloud alpha compute instant-snapshots create

        $ gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots create