## What's this? `getenv` will fetch Google Cloud (Compute Engine) metadata attributes and print them as K=V pairs ready to be `exported` as environment variables. Example: ```bash getenv MY_VARIABLE=SOMEVALUE ``` #### How to use Export all metadata attributes as ENV variables for current shell session and store them in /etc/environment for future sessions: ```bash export $(getenv) getenv 1>> /etc/environment ``` or ```bash getenv 1>> /etc/environment source /etc/environment ```