_list</span> <span class='kw'>&lt;-</span> <span class='fu'><a href='gce_list_instances.html'>gce_list_instances</a></span>()

<span class='co'>## start an existing instance</span>
<span class='no'>vm</span> <span class='kw'>&lt;-</span> <span class='fu'>gce_vm</span>(<span class='st'>"markdev"</span>)

<span class='co'>## for rstudio, you also need to specify a username and password to login</span>
<span class='no'>vm</span> <span class='kw'>&lt;-</span> <span class='fu'>gce_vm</span>(<span class='kw'>temp