Upload/Copy Files to Google VM Compute Instance

gcloud

Upload a local directory

gcloud compute scp --recurse /code/python/test VM_INSTANCE_NAME:/code/python

You can also specify specific username

gcloud compute scp --recurse /code/python/test USERNAME@VM_INSTANCE_NAME:/code/python

Upload a file

gcloud compute scp --recurse /code/python/test/main.py VM_INSTANCE_NAME:/code/python/test

Goto https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances
Click SSH of specific instance
At the SSH window, select Gear icon on upper-right corner and select Upload file

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