--- --- ## kubectl kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager ### Synopsis kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager. Find more information at https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes. ``` kubectl ``` ### Options ``` --alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files --certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority. --client-certificate="": Path to a client certificate file for TLS. --client-key="": Path to a client key file for TLS. --cluster="": The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use --context="": The name of the kubeconfig context to use --insecure-skip-tls-verify[=false]: If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure. --kubeconfig="": Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests. --log-backtrace-at=:0: when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace --log-dir="": If non-empty, write log files in this directory --log-flush-frequency=5s: Maximum number of seconds between log flushes --logtostderr[=true]: log to standard error instead of files --match-server-version[=false]: Require server version to match client version --namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request. --password="": Password for basic authentication to the API server. -s, --server="": The address and port of the Kubernetes API server --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr --token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server. --user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use --username="": Username for basic authentication to the API server. --v=0: log level for V logs --vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging ``` ### SEE ALSO * [kubectl annotate](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_annotate/) - Update the annotations on a resource * [kubectl api-versions](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_api-versions/) - Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version". * [kubectl apply](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_apply/) - Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin * [kubectl attach](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_attach/) - Attach to a running container. * [kubectl autoscale](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_autoscale/) - Auto-scale a deployment or replication controller * [kubectl cluster-info](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_cluster-info/) - Display cluster info * [kubectl config](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config/) - config modifies kubeconfig files * [kubectl convert](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_convert/) - Convert config files between different API versions * [kubectl cordon](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_cordon/) - Mark node as unschedulable * [kubectl create](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_create/) - Create a resource by filename or stdin * [kubectl delete](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_delete/) - Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector. * [kubectl describe](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_describe/) - Show details of a specific resource or group of resources * [kubectl drain](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_drain/) - Drain node in preparation for maintenance * [kubectl edit](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_edit/) - Edit a resource on the server * [kubectl exec](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_exec/) - Execute a command in a container. * [kubectl explain](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_explain/) - Documentation of resources. * [kubectl expose](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_expose/) - Take a replication controller, service or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service * [kubectl get](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_get/) - Display one or many resources * [kubectl label](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_label/) - Update the labels on a resource * [kubectl logs](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_logs/) - Print the logs for a container in a pod. * [kubectl namespace](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_namespace/) - SUPERSEDED: Set and view the current Kubernetes namespace * [kubectl patch](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_patch/) - Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch. * [kubectl port-forward](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_port-forward/) - Forward one or more local ports to a pod. * [kubectl proxy](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_proxy/) - Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server * [kubectl replace](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_replace/) - Replace a resource by filename or stdin. * [kubectl rolling-update](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_rolling-update/) - Perform a rolling update of the given ReplicationController. * [kubectl rollout](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_rollout/) - rollout manages a deployment * [kubectl run](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_run/) - Run a particular image on the cluster. * [kubectl scale](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_scale/) - Set a new size for a Replication Controller, Job, or Deployment. * [kubectl uncordon](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_uncordon/) - Mark node as schedulable * [kubectl version](/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_version/) - Print the client and server version information. ###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 2-Mar-2016