Today we released gsutil version 4. This release has two new commands that our customers have been asking for:
  • gsutil rsync : The rsync command automates the synchronization of a local file system directory with the contents of a Google Cloud Storage bucket, or across cloud storage buckets or providers.
  • gsutil signurl : The signurl command makes it easy to generate a signed url that can be used to provide secure access to private data for users not signed in with a Google account.

Also, if you’ve been thinking about taking the newly released Cloud Storage JSON API for a spin, you’ll be happy to hear that gsutil version 4 now uses the JSON API by default, so trying it out is as simple as upgrading to the latest version of gsutil.

Note: With the move to the Cloud Storage JSON API, some input/output formats have changed from XML to JSON, making gsutil more consistent with other Google Cloud SDK tools. If you use gsutil in scripts, please see the detailed release notes.

You can find instructions for installing gsutil here.

-Posted by Travis Hobrla, Software Engineer