--- --- ## kubectl kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager ### Synopsis kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager. Find more information at https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes. ``` kubectl ``` ### Options ``` --alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files --as="": Username to impersonate for the operation. --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. --cluster="": The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use --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="": Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests. --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 --namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request. --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. --user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use --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 annotate](../kubectl_annotate/) - Update the annotations on a resource * [kubectl api-versions](../kubectl_api-versions/) - Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version". * [kubectl apply](../kubectl_apply/) - Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin * [kubectl attach](../kubectl_attach/) - Attach to a running container. * [kubectl autoscale](../kubectl_autoscale/) - Auto-scale a Deployment, ReplicaSet, or ReplicationController * [kubectl cluster-info](../kubectl_cluster-info/) - Display cluster info * [kubectl completion](../kubectl_completion/) - Output shell completion code for the given shell (bash or zsh) * [kubectl config](../kubectl_config/) - config modifies kubeconfig files * [kubectl convert](../kubectl_convert/) - Convert config files between different API versions * [kubectl cordon](../kubectl_cordon/) - Mark node as unschedulable * [kubectl create](../kubectl_create/) - Create a resource by filename or stdin * [kubectl delete](../kubectl_delete/) - Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector. * [kubectl describe](../kubectl_describe/) - Show details of a specific resource or group of resources * [kubectl drain](../kubectl_drain/) - Drain node in preparation for maintenance * [kubectl edit](../kubectl_edit/) - Edit a resource on the server * [kubectl exec](../kubectl_exec/) - Execute a command in a container. * [kubectl explain](../kubectl_explain/) - Documentation of resources. * [kubectl expose](../kubectl_expose/) - Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service * [kubectl get](../kubectl_get/) - Display one or many resources * [kubectl label](../kubectl_label/) - Update the labels on a resource * [kubectl logs](../kubectl_logs/) - Print the logs for a container in a pod. * [kubectl namespace](../kubectl_namespace/) - SUPERSEDED: Set and view the current Kubernetes namespace * [kubectl patch](../kubectl_patch/) - Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch. * [kubectl port-forward](../kubectl_port-forward/) - Forward one or more local ports to a pod. * [kubectl proxy](../kubectl_proxy/) - Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server * [kubectl replace](../kubectl_replace/) - Replace a resource by filename or stdin. * [kubectl rolling-update](../kubectl_rolling-update/) - Perform a rolling update of the given ReplicationController. * [kubectl rollout](../kubectl_rollout/) - rollout manages a deployment * [kubectl run](../kubectl_run/) - Run a particular image on the cluster. * [kubectl scale](../kubectl_scale/) - Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job. * [kubectl set](../kubectl_set/) - Set specific features on objects * [kubectl taint](../kubectl_taint/) - Update the taints on one or more nodes * [kubectl uncordon](../kubectl_uncordon/) - Mark node as schedulable * [kubectl version](../kubectl_version/) - Print the client and server version information. ###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 12-Aug-2016 [![Analytics](https://kubernetes-site.appspot.com/UA-36037335-10/GitHub/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl.md?pixel)]()