Key Kubernetes Command

1. Working with Pods.................................................................................................................. 1

2. Working with Deployments.....................................................................................................1
3. Working with Services............................................................................................................ 2
4. Working with ConfigMaps and Secrets................................................................................. 2
5. Working with Namespaces..................................................................................................... 2
6. Managing Nodes...................................................................................................................... 3

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7. Working with Persistent Volumes (PV) and Claims (PVC)................................................... 3

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8. Configuring and Viewing Contexts........................................................................................ 3
9. Debugging Resources.............................................................................................................4

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10. Managing Jobs and CronJobs............................................................................................. 4
11. Applying and Deleting Manifests......................................................................................... 4

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1. Working with Pods
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kubectl get pods -> # Lists all pods in the current
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namespace
kubectl get pods -A -> # Lists all pods across all
namespaces
kubectl describe pod <pod> -> # Displays detailed info about a
specific pod
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kubectl delete pod <pod> -> # Deletes a specific pod

kubectl logs <pod> -> # Displays logs for a specific pod
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kubectl exec -it <pod> -- /bin/sh -> # Executes a shell inside a

running pod
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2. Working with Deployments

kubectl get deployments -> # Lists all deployments

kubectl create deployment <name> --image=<image> -> # Creates a
deployment
kubectl scale deployment <name> --replicas=<num> -> # Scales a
deployment
kubectl rollout status deployment <name> -> # Checks rollout
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kubectl rollout undo deployment <name> -> # Rolls back the

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3. Working with Services

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kubectl get services si -> # Lists all services
kubectl describe svc <service> -> # Displays detailed info about a
service
kubectl expose deployment <name> --port=<port> --type=<type> -> #
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Exposes a deployment as a service
kubectl delete svc <service> -> # Deletes a specific service

4. Working with ConfigMaps and Secrets

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kubectl create configmap <name> --from-literal=key=value -> #

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Creates a ConfigMap
kubectl get configmaps -> # Lists
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all ConfigMaps
kubectl describe configmap <name> -> #
Describes a ConfigMap
kubectl create secret generic <name> --from-literal=key=value -> #
Creates a secret
kubectl get secrets -> # Lists
all secrets
kubectl describe secret <name> -> #
Describes a secret
5. Working with Namespaces

kubectl get namespaces -> # Lists all namespaces

kubectl create namespace <name> -> # Creates a new namespace
kubectl delete namespace <name> -> # Deletes a namespace
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=<name> -> # Sets
default namespace for current context

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6. Managing Nodes

kubectl get nodes -> # Lists all nodes in the cluster

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kubectl describe node <node> -> # Displays detailed info about a node
kubectl drain <node> -> # Safely evicts pods from a node (for
maintenance)
kubectl cordon <node>
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kubectl uncordon <node> -> # Marks node as schedulable again

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kubectl get pv -> # Lists all persistent

volumes
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kubectl get pvc -> # Lists all persistent

volume claims
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kubectl describe pv <pv> -> # Displays info about a

persistent volume
kubectl describe pvc <pvc> -> # Displays info about a
persistent volume claim
kubectl delete pvc <pvc> -> # Deletes a specific PVC
8. Configuring and Viewing Contexts

kubectl config get-contexts -> # Lists all available

contexts
kubectl config use-context <context> -> # Switches to a specific
context
kubectl config current-context -> # Displays the current
context
kubectl config delete-context <context>-> # Deletes a specific context

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9. Debugging Resources

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kubectl describe <resource> <name> -> # Describes any Kubernetes

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kubectl logs <pod> si -> # Displays logs of a pod
kubectl logs -f <pod> -> # Follows pod logs in
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kubectl get events -> # Lists cluster events
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kubectl debug <pod> -> # Debugs a running pod
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10. Managing Jobs and CronJobs

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kubectl get jobs -> # Lists all jobs

kubectl delete job <job> -> # Deletes a specific job
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kubectl get cronjobs -> # Lists all cronjobs

kubectl delete cronjob <cronjob> -> # Deletes a specific cronjob
11. Applying and Deleting Manifests

kubectl apply -f <file.yaml> -> # Applies configuration from

a YAML file
kubectl delete -f <file.yaml> -> # Deletes resources defined
in a YAML file
kubectl diff -f <file.yaml> -> # Shows differences before
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