website/docs/user-guide/pods/_viewing-a-pod.md

To view a specific pod, use the kubectl get command:

$ kubectl get pod NAME
NAME      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
example   1/1     Running   0          2d

To return the name of the node on which the pod is scheduled, use the -o wide option:

$ kubectl get pod NAME -o wide
NAME      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE   NODE
example   1/1     Running   0          2d    gke-example-c6a38-node-xij3

For more details about a pod, including events, use describe in place of get:

$ kubectl describe pod NAME
Name:        example
Namespace:   default
Image(s):    kubernetes/example-php-redis:v2
Node:        gke-example-c6a38461-node-xij3/10.240.34.183
Labels:      name=frontend
Status:      Running
Reason:
Message:
IP:          10.188.2.10
Replication Controllers:  example (5/5 replicas created)
Containers:
  php-redis:
    Image:   kubernetes/example-php-redis:v2
    Limits:
      cpu:   100m
    State:   Running
      Started:   Tue, 04 Aug 2015 09:02:46 -0700
    Ready:   True
    Restart Count: 0
Conditions:
  Type    Status
  Ready   True
Events:
  FirstSeen                       LastSeen                        Coun From                                     SubobjectPath            Reason  Message
  Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:49:44 -0700 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:49:44 -0700 1    {kubelet gke-example-c6a38461-node-xij3} spec.containers{example} started Started with docker id 5705bffa65e2

To list all pods running on a cluster:

$ kubectl get pods

NAME                 READY     STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
example-xypvc        1/1       Running   0          1m
frontend-7kdod       1/1       Running   0          1d