tldr/pages/common/kubectl.md

kubectl

Command line interface for running commands against Kubernetes clusters. More information: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl.

• List all pods in all namespaces:

kubectl get pods --all-namespaces

• List all pods with more information (such as node name):

kubectl get pods -o wide

• Update specified pod with the label 'unhealthy' and the value 'true':

kubectl label pods {{name}} unhealthy=true

• List all resources with different types:

kubectl get all

• Show metrics for all nodes:

kubectl top node

• Show metrics for all pods in the default namespace:

kubectl top pod

• Print the address of the master and cluster services:

kubectl cluster-info

• Display an explanation of the specific field:

kubectl explain pods.spec.containers