Procedure
Install Google Cloud SDK (gcloud)
Install the Google Cloud CLI for your OS from the official install docs or Homebrew, initialize if needed, then verify with gcloud version.
Step 1
Install gcloud per https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/install . macOS: brew update && brew install --cask gcloud-cli (see https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/downloads-homebrew) or use the interactive installer. Windows: run the official installer from that page. Linux: follow the apt/yum package or tarball steps for your distro.
Step 2
Open a new terminal so gcloud is on PATH. Optional: gcloud init to select a project and set up credentials.
Step 3
gcloud version
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