If you are using a released version of Kubernetes, you should refer to the docs that go with that version.
The latest release of this document can be found [here](http://releases.k8s.io/release-1.1/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl.md).Documentation for other releases can be found at releases.k8s.io.
kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager.
Find more information at https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.
kubectl
--alsologtostderr[=false]: log to standard error as well as files
--api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server
--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
- kubectl annotate - Update the annotations on a resource
- kubectl api-versions - Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version".
- kubectl apply - Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin
- kubectl attach - Attach to a running container.
- kubectl autoscale - Auto-scale a deployment or replication controller
- kubectl cluster-info - Display cluster info
- kubectl config - config modifies kubeconfig files
- kubectl convert - Convert config files between different API versions
- kubectl cordon - Mark node as unschedulable
- kubectl create - Create a resource by filename or stdin
- kubectl delete - Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector.
- kubectl describe - Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
- kubectl drain - Drain node in preparation for maintenance
- kubectl edit - Edit a resource on the server
- kubectl exec - Execute a command in a container.
- kubectl explain - Documentation of resources.
- kubectl expose - Take a replication controller, service or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service
- kubectl get - Display one or many resources
- kubectl label - Update the labels on a resource
- kubectl logs - Print the logs for a container in a pod.
- kubectl namespace - SUPERSEDED: Set and view the current Kubernetes namespace
- kubectl patch - Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch.
- kubectl port-forward - Forward one or more local ports to a pod.
- kubectl proxy - Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
- kubectl replace - Replace a resource by filename or stdin.
- kubectl rolling-update - Perform a rolling update of the given ReplicationController.
- kubectl run - Run a particular image on the cluster.
- kubectl scale - Set a new size for a Replication Controller, Job, or Deployment.
- kubectl uncordon - Mark node as schedulable
- kubectl version - Print the client and server version information.