## kubectl config set-context Sets a context entry in kubeconfig ### Synopsis Sets a context entry in kubeconfig Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values for those fields. ``` kubectl config set-context NAME [--cluster=cluster_nickname] [--user=user_nickname] [--namespace=namespace] ``` ### Examples ``` # Set the user field on the gce context entry without touching other values kubectl config set-context gce --user=cluster-admin ``` ### Options ``` --cluster="": cluster for the context entry in kubeconfig --namespace="": namespace for the context entry in kubeconfig --user="": user for the context entry in kubeconfig ``` ### Options inherited from parent commands ``` --alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files --api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server --certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority. --client-certificate="": Path to a client certificate file for TLS. --client-key="": Path to a client key file for TLS. --context="": The name of the kubeconfig context to use --insecure-skip-tls-verify[=false]: If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure. --kubeconfig="": use a particular kubeconfig file --log-backtrace-at=:0: when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace --log-dir="": If non-empty, write log files in this directory --log-flush-frequency=5s: Maximum number of seconds between log flushes --logtostderr[=true]: log to standard error instead of files --match-server-version[=false]: Require server version to match client version --password="": Password for basic authentication to the API server. -s, --server="": The address and port of the Kubernetes API server --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr --token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server. --username="": Username for basic authentication to the API server. --v=0: log level for V logs --vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging ``` ### SEE ALSO * [kubectl config](kubectl_config.md) - config modifies kubeconfig files ###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 29-Feb-2016 []()