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JAKUB KRZYWDA
@jakubkrzywda

Five forgotten
KUBECTL
COMMANDS
Cloud Native Technologies
basic level
kubectl is the Kubernetes
command line tool.

It allows you to directly


interact with Kubernetes
clusters!
Typically, kubectl is used to:
deploy applications
inspect and manage
cluster resources
view logs
There are however a few
more commands that often
stay unnoticed even though
they might be very useful…

Here I list my favourite five:


1. explain

Get documentation of
Kubernetes resources. Dig
deeper within their structure
using a YAML path expression.
For example:
kubectl explain service.spec.type

will provide you with a list of


possible Service types and their
descriptions!
2. api-resources

List the API resources available


in the Kubernetes cluster.
Filter them by scope, API group,
etc.
For example:
kubectl api-resources \
--namespaced=false

will give you a list of all cluster


wide API resources installed in
your cluster.
3. config

Modify kubeconfig file.

For example:

kubectl config set-context \


--current \
--namespace mynamespace

changes the namespace that


the following kubectl
commands will default to.
4. cp

Copy files and directories to and


from containers.
For example:

kubectl cp my-local-file \
my-pod:/tmp/my-file \
-c my-container

will copy my-local-file to my-


container running inside my-pod
at /tmp/my-file location.
5. replace

Directly replace a Kubernetes


resource.
For example:
kubectl replace
-f mypod.yaml
--force

will delete the matching Pod


and replace it with a new Pod
according to the specification
in mypod.yaml file.
JAKUB KRZYWDA
@jakubkrzywda

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY!


My name is Jakub Krzywda.
I'm a Senior Cloud Native
Engineer and Kubernetes
Trainer.
I post about Kubernetes,
Cloud Native technologies
and DevOps practices.
JAKUB KRZYWDA
@jakubkrzywda

WHAT DO YOU THINK?


Did you know about any of
these commands?
Are there any other
“forgotten” kubectl
commands that you
find useful?

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