tldr/pages/common/kubectl-label.md

kubectl label

Label Kubernetes resources. More information: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#label.

• Label a pod:

kubectl label pod {{pod_name}} {{key}}={{value}}

• Update a pod label by overwriting the existing value:

kubectl label --overwrite pod {{pod_name}} {{key}}={{value}}

• Label all pods in the namespace:

kubectl label pods --all {{key}}={{value}}

• Label a pod identified by the pod definition file:

kubectl label -f {{pod_definition_file}} {{key}}={{value}}

• Remove the label from a pod:

kubectl label pod {{pod_name}} {{key}}-