Kubernetes Commands
Working with Pods
kubectl get pods -> # Lists all pods in the current namespace
kubectl get pods -A -> # Lists all pods across all namespaces
kubectl describe pod -> # Displays detailed info about a specific pod
kubectl delete pod -> # Deletes a specific pod
kubectl logs -> # Displays logs for a specific pod
kubectl exec -it -- /bin/sh -> # Executes a shell inside a running pod
Working with Deployments
kubectl get deployments -> # Lists all deployments
kubectl create deployment --image= -> # Creates a deployment
kubectl scale deployment --replicas= -> # Scales a deployment
kubectl rollout status deployment -> # Checks rollout status
kubectl rollout undo deployment -> # Rolls back the last deployment
Working with Services
kubectl get services -> # Lists all services
kubectl describe svc -> # Displays detailed info about a service
kubectl expose deployment --port= --type= -> # Exposes a
deployment as a service
kubectl delete svc -> # Deletes a specific service
Working with ConfigMaps and Secrets
kubectl create configmap --from-literal=key=value -> # Creates a
ConfigMap
kubectl get configmaps -> # Lists all ConfigMaps
kubectl describe configmap -> # Describes a ConfigMap
kubectl create secret generic --from-literal=key=value -> # Creates a
secret
kubectl get secrets -> # Lists all secrets
kubectl describe secret -> # Describes a secret
Working with Namespaces
kubectl get namespaces -> # Lists all namespaces
kubectl create namespace -> # Creates a new namespace
kubectl delete namespace -> # Deletes a namespace
kubectl config set-context --current --namespace= -> # Sets default
namespace for current context
Managing Nodes
kubectl get nodes -> # Lists all nodes in the cluster
kubectl describe node -> # Displays detailed info about a node
kubectl drain -> # Safely evicts pods from a node (for maintenance)
kubectl cordon -> # Marks node as unschedulable
kubectl uncordon -> # Marks node as schedulable again
Working with Persistent Volumes (PV) and Claims (PVC)
kubectl get pv -> # Lists all persistent volumes
kubectl get pvc -> # Lists all persistent volume claims
kubectl describe pv -> # Displays info about a persistent volume
kubectl describe pvc -> # Displays info about a persistent volume
claim
kubectl d T elete pvc -> # Deletes a specific PVC
Configuring and Viewing Contexts
kubectl config get-contexts -> # Lists all available contexts
kubectl config use-context -> # Switches to a specific context
kubectl config current-context -> # Displays the current context
kubectl config delete-context -> # Deletes a specific context
Debugging Resources
kubectl describe -> # Describes any Kubernetes resource
kubectl logs -> # Displays logs of a pod
kubectl logs -f -> # Follows pod logs in real-time
kubectl get events -> # Lists cluster events
kubectl debug -> # Debugs a running pod
Managing Jobs and CronJobs
kubectl get jobs -> # Lists all jobs
kubectl delete job -> # Deletes a specific job
kubectl get cronjobs -> # Lists all cronjobs
kubectl delete cronjob -> # Deletes a specific cronjob
Applying and Deleting Manifests
kubectl apply -f -> # Applies configuration from a YAML file
kubectl delete -f -> # Deletes resources defined in a YAML file
kubectl diff -f -> # Shows differences before applying a YAML file
