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kubectl

kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager

Synopsis

kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager.

Find more information at: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/overview/

kubectl [flags]

Options

      --alsologtostderr                  log to standard error as well as files
      --as string                        Username to impersonate for the operation
      --as-group stringArray             Group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.
      --cache-dir string                 Default HTTP cache directory (default "/home/username/.kube/http-cache")
      --certificate-authority string     Path to a cert file for the certificate authority
      --client-certificate string        Path to a client certificate file for TLS
      --client-key string                Path to a client key file for TLS
      --cluster string                   The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
      --context string                   The name of the kubeconfig context to use
  -h, --help                             help for kubectl
      --insecure-skip-tls-verify         If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure
      --kubeconfig string                Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
      --log-backtrace-at traceLocation   when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace (default :0)
      --log-dir string                   If non-empty, write log files in this directory
      --logtostderr                      log to standard error instead of files
      --match-server-version             Require server version to match client version
  -n, --namespace string                 If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request
      --request-timeout string           The length of time to wait before giving up on a single server request. Non-zero values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h). A value of zero means don't timeout requests. (default "0")
  -s, --server string                    The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
      --stderrthreshold severity         logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 2)
      --token string                     Bearer token for authentication to the API server
      --user string                      The name of the kubeconfig user to use
  -v, --v Level                          log level for V logs
      --vmodule moduleSpec               comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging

SEE ALSO

• kubectl alpha - Commands for features in alpha
• kubectl annotate - Update the annotations on a resource
• kubectl api-resources - Print the supported API resources on the server
• kubectl api-versions - Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version"
• kubectl apply - Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin
• kubectl attach - Attach to a running container
• kubectl auth - Inspect authorization
• kubectl autoscale - Auto-scale a Deployment, ReplicaSet, or ReplicationController
• kubectl certificate - Modify certificate resources.
• kubectl cluster-info - Display cluster info
• kubectl completion - Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash or zsh)
• kubectl config - Modify kubeconfig files
• kubectl convert - Convert config files between different API versions
• kubectl cordon - Mark node as unschedulable
• kubectl cp - Copy files and directories to and from containers.
• kubectl create - Create a resource from a file or from stdin.
• kubectl delete - Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector
• kubectl describe - Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
• kubectl drain - Drain node in preparation for maintenance
• kubectl edit - Edit a resource on the server
• kubectl exec - Execute a command in a container
• kubectl explain - Documentation of resources
• kubectl expose - Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service
• kubectl get - Display one or many resources
• kubectl label - Update the labels on a resource
• kubectl logs - Print the logs for a container in a pod
• kubectl options - Print the list of flags inherited by all commands
• kubectl patch - Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch
• kubectl plugin - Runs a command-line plugin
• kubectl port-forward - Forward one or more local ports to a pod
• kubectl proxy - Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
• kubectl replace - Replace a resource by filename or stdin
• kubectl rollout - Manage the rollout of a resource
• kubectl run - Run a particular image on the cluster
• kubectl scale - Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job
• kubectl set - Set specific features on objects
• kubectl taint - Update the taints on one or more nodes
• kubectl top - Display Resource (CPU/Memory/Storage) usage.
• kubectl uncordon - Mark node as schedulable
• kubectl version - Print the client and server version information
• kubectl wait - Experimental: Wait for one condition on one or many resources

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