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Automated: Migrate paths from gsutil to gcloud storage

This CL is part of the on going effort to migrate from the legacy gsutil tool to the new and improved gcloud storage command-line interface. gcloud storage is the recommended and modern tool for interacting with Google Cloud Storage, offering better performance, unified authentication, and a more consistent command structure with other gcloud components. 🚀

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This change was generated automatically by an agent that targets users of gsutil.
The transformations applied are based on the gsutil to gcloud storage migration guide.

⚠️ Action Required: Please Review and Test Carefully

While we have based the automation on the migration guide, every use case is unique.
It is crucial that you thoroughly test these changes in environments appropriate to your use-case before merging.
Be aware of potential differences between gsutil and gcloud storage that could impact your workflows.
For instance, the structure of command output may have changed, requiring updates to any scripts that parse it. Similarly, command behavior can differ subtly; the gcloud storage rsync command has a different file deletion logic than gsutil rsync, which could lead to unintended file deletions.

Our migration guides can help guide you through a list of mappings and some notable differences between the two tools.

Standard presubmit tests are run as part of this CL's workflow. If you need to target an additional test workflow or require assistance with testing, please let us know.

Please verify that all your Cloud Storage operations continue to work as expected to avoid any potential disruptions in production.

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The GCS CLI team is here to help! If you encounter any issues, have a complex use case that this automated change doesn't cover, or face any other blockers, please don't hesitate to reach out.
We are happy to work with you to test and adjust these changes as needed.

Contact: gcs-cli-hyd@google.com

We appreciate your partnership in this important migration effort!

cc: @sushantkhanna

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This pull request automates the migration of gsutil commands to gcloud storage commands within various Jupyter notebooks. The primary goal is to update existing code to leverage the modern and recommended Google Cloud Storage command-line interface, which offers improved performance, unified authentication, and a more consistent command structure across Google Cloud services. Reviewers are encouraged to thoroughly test these changes, as there might be subtle behavioral differences between gsutil and gcloud storage that could impact workflows.

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  • Migration to gcloud storage: This pull request systematically migrates gsutil commands to gcloud storage commands across several Jupyter notebooks, aligning with the recommended and modern tool for Google Cloud Storage interaction.
  • Automated Changes: The changes were automatically generated by an agent targeting gsutil users, following the official migration guide to ensure consistency and adherence to best practices.
  • Command Syntax Updates: Specific gsutil commands like mb, ls, cat, cp, rm, and iam ch have been replaced with their gcloud storage counterparts. This includes updates to flags and syntax, such as -l to --location, -al to --all-versions --long, -r to --recursive, and -m rm -r to rm --recursive.
  • IAM Policy Binding Transformation: The migration of gsutil iam ch commands to gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding is noted as a more complex transformation, often requiring a series of gcloud storage commands or a read-modify-write loop due to differences in how IAM policies are managed.
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Hi @haomengchao, Can we get your review on this PR? Thanks!

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This pull request automates the migration of gsutil commands to the more modern gcloud storage commands across several Jupyter notebooks. The automated changes are largely correct, but I've identified a recurring issue in two of the notebooks. The logic for parsing the output of gcloud storage ls is flawed due to case-sensitivity differences from the old gsutil command, which will lead to runtime errors. I have provided specific code suggestions to fix these issues, ensuring the notebooks will run as expected after the migration.

" shell_output = ! gsutil ls -Lb {BUCKET_NAME} | grep \"Location constraint:\" | sed \"s/Location constraint://\"\n",
" bucket_region = shell_output[0].strip().lower()\n",
# Note: The format of the full listing output is different. gcloud storage uses a title case for keys and will not display a field if its value is "None".
" shell_output = ! gcloud storage ls --full --buckets {BUCKET_NAME} | grep \"Location constraint:\" | sed \"s/Location constraint://\"\n", " bucket_region = shell_output[0].strip().lower()\n",
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The output format of gcloud storage ls --full --buckets differs from gsutil ls -Lb. Specifically, gcloud uses "Location Constraint:" (title case), while the grep command is searching for the lowercase "Location constraint:". This case-sensitivity will cause the grep to fail, leading to a runtime error when the script attempts to access shell_output[0]. To make this command more robust, I recommend using a case-insensitive grep and an improved sed command to correctly parse the output.

    shell_output = ! gcloud storage ls --full --buckets {BUCKET_NAME} | grep -i "Location constraint:" | sed -E "s/Location constraint: *//i"\n

" shell_output = ! gsutil ls -Lb {BUCKET_NAME} | grep \"Location constraint:\" | sed \"s/Location constraint://\"\n",
" bucket_region = shell_output[0].strip().lower()\n",
" # Note: The format of the full listing output is different. gcloud storage uses a title case for keys and will not display a field if its value is \"None\".\n",
" shell_output = ! gcloud storage ls --full --buckets {BUCKET_NAME} | grep \"Location constraint:\" | sed \"s/Location constraint://\"\n", " bucket_region = shell_output[0].strip().lower()\n",
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The output format of gcloud storage ls --full --buckets differs from gsutil ls -Lb. The gcloud command uses "Location Constraint:" (title case), while the grep command is searching for the lowercase "Location constraint:". This case-sensitivity will cause the grep to fail, leading to a runtime error when the script attempts to access shell_output[0]. To make this command more robust, I recommend using a case-insensitive grep and an improved sed command to correctly parse the output.

    shell_output = ! gcloud storage ls --full --buckets {BUCKET_NAME} | grep -i "Location constraint:" | sed -E "s/Location constraint: *//i"\n

@gericdong gericdong merged commit 20d19fb into GoogleCloudPlatform:main Dec 31, 2025
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