kubectl-replace.1

.TH "KUBERNETES" "1" " kubernetes User Manuals" "Eric Paris" "Jan 2015"  ""


.SH NAME
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kubectl replace \- Replace a resource by filename or stdin.


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBkubectl replace\fP [OPTIONS]


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Replace a resource by filename or stdin.

.PP
JSON and YAML formats are accepted. If replacing an existing resource, the
complete resource spec must be provided. This can be obtained by
$ kubectl get TYPE NAME \-o yaml

.PP
Please refer to the models in 
\[la]https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/HEAD/docs/api-reference/v1/definitions.html\[ra] to find if a field is mutable.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-\-cascade\fP=false
    Only relevant during a force replace. If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by this resource (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController).

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\fB\-f\fP, \fB\-\-filename\fP=[]
    Filename, directory, or URL to file to use to replace the resource.

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\fB\-\-force\fP=false
    Delete and re\-create the specified resource

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\fB\-\-grace\-period\fP=\-1
    Only relevant during a force replace. Period of time in seconds given to the old resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.

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\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-output\fP=""
    Output mode. Use "\-o name" for shorter output (resource/name).

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\fB\-\-record\fP=false
    Record current kubectl command in the resource annotation.

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\fB\-\-save\-config\fP=false
    If true, the configuration of current object will be saved in its annotation. This is useful when you want to perform kubectl apply on this object in the future.

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\fB\-\-schema\-cache\-dir\fP="\~/.kube/schema"
    If non\-empty, load/store cached API schemas in this directory, default is '$HOME/.kube/schema'

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\fB\-\-timeout\fP=0
    Only relevant during a force replace. The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete of the old resource, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object

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\fB\-\-validate\fP=true
    If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
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\fB\-\-alsologtostderr\fP=false
    log to standard error as well as files

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\fB\-\-api\-version\fP=""
    The API version to use when talking to the server

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\fB\-\-certificate\-authority\fP=""
    Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.

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\fB\-\-client\-certificate\fP=""
    Path to a client certificate file for TLS.

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\fB\-\-client\-key\fP=""
    Path to a client key file for TLS.

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\fB\-\-cluster\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use

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\fB\-\-context\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig context to use

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\fB\-\-insecure\-skip\-tls\-verify\fP=false
    If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.

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\fB\-\-kubeconfig\fP=""
    Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.

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\fB\-\-log\-backtrace\-at\fP=:0
    when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace

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\fB\-\-log\-dir\fP=""
    If non\-empty, write log files in this directory

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\fB\-\-log\-flush\-frequency\fP=5s
    Maximum number of seconds between log flushes

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\fB\-\-logtostderr\fP=true
    log to standard error instead of files

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\fB\-\-match\-server\-version\fP=false
    Require server version to match client version

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\fB\-\-namespace\fP=""
    If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.

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\fB\-\-password\fP=""
    Password for basic authentication to the API server.

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\fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-server\fP=""
    The address and port of the Kubernetes API server

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\fB\-\-stderrthreshold\fP=2
    logs at or above this threshold go to stderr

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\fB\-\-token\fP=""
    Bearer token for authentication to the API server.

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\fB\-\-user\fP=""
    The name of the kubeconfig user to use

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\fB\-\-username\fP=""
    Username for basic authentication to the API server.

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\fB\-\-v\fP=0
    log level for V logs

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\fB\-\-vmodule\fP=
    comma\-separated list of pattern=N settings for file\-filtered logging


.SH EXAMPLE
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.RS

.nf
# Replace a pod using the data in pod.json.
$ kubectl replace \-f ./pod.json

# Replace a pod based on the JSON passed into stdin.
$ cat pod.json | kubectl replace \-f \-

# Update a single\-container pod's image version (tag) to v4
kubectl get pod mypod \-o yaml | sed 's/\\(image: myimage\\):.*$/\\1:v4/' | kubectl replace \-f \-

# Force replace, delete and then re\-create the resource
kubectl replace \-\-force \-f ./pod.json

.fi
.RE


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBkubectl(1)\fP,


.SH HISTORY
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January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!