Google Cloud Platform for Developers

Repairing the Cloud Shell

There are some cases in which your Cloud Shell can become damaged. Because Cloud Shell is running on a Linux virtual machine, activities such as modifying system files may result in unexpected behavior. This kind of issue can usually be repaired by simply destroying and provisioning a new instance of the underlying virtual machine. This can be done at any time by clicking the Restart button under the Cloud Shell settings. Doing so will destroy all sessions and restore all system files to the default state. Files in the $HOME directory will persist across the restart process.

There are also some configuration files within the $HOME directory that the Cloud Shell depends on to function correctly. Since these configuration ...