IMPORTANT: gsutil is not the recommended CLI for Cloud Storage. Use [gcloud storage commands](https://docs.cloud.google.com/storage/docs/discover-object-storage-gcloud) in the Google Cloud CLI instead. * The gsutil tool is a legacy Cloud Storage CLI and minimally maintained. * The gsutil tool does not support working with newer Cloud Storage features, such as [soft delete](https://docs.cloud.google.com/storage/docs/soft-delete) and [managed folders](https://docs.cloud.google.com/storage/docs/managed-folders). * gcloud storage commands require less manual optimization in order to achieve the fastest upload and download rates. # gsutil gsutil is a Python application that lets you access Google Cloud Storage from the command line. You can use gsutil to do a wide range of bucket and object management tasks, including: * Creating and deleting buckets. * Uploading, downloading, and deleting objects. * Listing buckets and objects. * Moving, copying, and renaming objects. * Editing object and bucket ACLs. ## Installation For installation instructions, please see: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil_install ## Testing / Development The gsutil source code is available at https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gsutil See https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil/addlhelp/ContributingCodetogsutil for best practices on how to contribute code changes to the gsutil repository. ## Help and Support Run the "gsutil help" command for a list of the built-in gsutil help topics. You can also browse the help pages online at: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/gsutil For community support, visit: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/resources-support#community