This page contains a list of commonly used kubectl commands and flags. Note:These instructions are for Kubernetes v1.34. To check the version, use the kubectl version command. Kubectl autocomplete BASH source <(kubectl completion bash) # set up autocomplete in bash into the current shell, bash-completion package should be installed first. echo "source <(kubectl completion bash)" >> ~/.bashrc # add autocomplete permanently to your bash shell. You can also use a shorthand alias for kubectl that also works with completion:

Synopsis Set 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 | --current] [--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 string cluster for the context entry in kubeconfig --current Modify the current context

kubeadm upgrade apply phase Using the phases of kubeadm upgrade apply, you can choose to execute the separate steps of the initial upgrade of a control plane node. phase preflight control-plane upload-config kubelet-config bootstrap-token addon post-upgrade Synopsis Use this command to invoke single phase of the "apply" workflow kubeadm upgrade apply phase [flags] Options -h, --help help for phase Options inherited from parent commands --rootfs string The path to the 'real' host root filesystem.

During kubeadm init, kubeadm uploads the ClusterConfiguration object to your cluster in a ConfigMap called kubeadm-config in the kube-system namespace. This configuration is then read during kubeadm join, kubeadm reset and kubeadm upgrade. You can use kubeadm config print to print the default static configuration that kubeadm uses for kubeadm init and kubeadm join. Note:The output of the command is meant to serve as an example. You must manually edit the output of this command to adapt to your setup.

Performs a best effort revert of changes made by kubeadm init or kubeadm join. Synopsis Performs a best effort revert of changes made to this host by 'kubeadm init' or 'kubeadm join' The "reset" command executes the following phases: preflight Run reset pre-flight checks remove-etcd-member Remove a local etcd member. cleanup-node Run cleanup node. kubeadm reset [flags] Options --cert-dir string     Default: "/etc/kubernetes/pki" The path to the directory where the certificates are stored.

Synopsis Set a user entry in kubeconfig. Specifying a name that already exists will merge new fields on top of existing values. Client-certificate flags: --client-certificate=certfile --client-key=keyfile Bearer token flags: --token=bearer_token Basic auth flags: --username=basic_user --password=basic_password Bearer token and basic auth are mutually exclusive. kubectl config set-credentials NAME [--client-certificate=path/to/certfile] [--client-key=path/to/keyfile] [--token=bearer_token] [--username=basic_user] [--password=basic_password] [--auth-provider=provider_name] [--auth-provider-arg=key=value] [--exec-command=exec_command] [--exec-api-version=exec_api_version] [--exec-arg=arg] [--exec-env=key=value] Examples # Set only the "client-key" field on the "cluster-admin" # entry, without touching other values kubectl config set-credentials cluster-admin --client-key=~/.

Synopsis Create a cron job with the specified name. kubectl create cronjob NAME --image=image --schedule='0/5 * * * ?' -- [COMMAND] [args...] [flags] Examples # Create a cron job kubectl create cronjob my-job --image=busybox --schedule="*/1 * * * *" # Create a cron job with a command kubectl create cronjob my-job --image=busybox --schedule="*/1 * * * *" -- date Options --allow-missing-template-keys     Default: true If true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is missing in the template.

Synopsis Reconciles rules for RBAC role, role binding, cluster role, and cluster role binding objects. Missing objects are created, and the containing namespace is created for namespaced objects, if required. Existing roles are updated to include the permissions in the input objects, and remove extra permissions if --remove-extra-permissions is specified. Existing bindings are updated to include the subjects in the input objects, and remove extra subjects if --remove-extra-subjects is specified.

Synopsis Unset an individual value in a kubeconfig file. PROPERTY_NAME is a dot delimited name where each token represents either an attribute name or a map key. Map keys may not contain dots. kubectl config unset PROPERTY_NAME Examples # Unset the current-context kubectl config unset current-context # Unset namespace in foo context kubectl config unset contexts.foo.namespace Options -h, --help help for unset Parent Options Inherited --as string Username to impersonate for the operation.

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