NAME
    gcloud alpha spanner samples init - initialize a Cloud Spanner sample app

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha spanner samples init APPNAME --instance-id=INSTANCE_ID
        [--database-id=DATABASE_ID] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) This command creates a Cloud Spanner database in the given instance
    for the sample app and loads any initial data required by the application.

EXAMPLES
    To initialize the 'finance' sample app using instance 'my-instance', run:

        $ gcloud alpha spanner samples init finance --instance-id=my-instance

    To initialize the 'finance-graph' sample app using instance 'my-instance',
    run:

        $ gcloud alpha spanner samples init finance-graph \
            --instance-id=my-instance

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     APPNAME
        The sample app name, e.g. "finance", "finance-graph".

REQUIRED FLAGS
     --instance-id=INSTANCE_ID
        The Cloud Spanner instance ID for the sample app.

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --database-id=DATABASE_ID
        ID of the new Cloud Spanner database to create for the sample app.

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
    This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
    command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct
    project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early
    access allowlist. These variants are also available:

        $ gcloud spanner samples init

        $ gcloud beta spanner samples init