You need to copy directory local-scripts and all of its contents from your local workstation to a Compute Engine virtual machine instance. Which command should you use?

Question

Options

• Agsutil cp --project "my-gcp-project" -r /local-scripts/ gcp-instance- name:/server-scripts/ --zone
• Bgsutil cp --project "my-gcp-project" -R /local-scripts/ gcp-instance- name:/server-scripts/ --zone
• Cgcloud compute scp --project "my-gcp-project" --recurse ~/local-scripts/ gcp-instance-
• Dgcloud compute mv --project "my-gcp-project" --recurse ~/local-scripts/ gcp- instance-

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  83% (24)
• D
  10% (3)

Explanation

The correct tool for transferring files between a local workstation and a Compute Engine VM instance is 'gcloud compute scp', which wraps SSH-based secure copy. The '--recurse' flag is required to copy a directory and all of its contents recursively. Option C uses the correct command and flag. Option D incorrectly uses 'gcloud compute mv', which is not a valid gcloud command for this purpose. Options A and B use 'gsutil cp', which is for interacting with Google Cloud Storage (GCS) buckets - not for copying files directly to VM instances. The syntax 'gcp-instance-name:~/...' is a Compute Engine SCP syntax, not a GCS path.

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