Kubectl is a command-line tool designed to manage Kubernetes objects and clusters. It provides a command-line interface for performing common operations like creating and scaling deployments, managing k8s kinds, and accessing a shell in a running container. This is a small cheat sheet with self-contained kubectl snippets I use very frequently. It is not an exhaustive list of kubectl commands but contains useful common operations and use cases, which ease my daily job. What is your top list of kubectl commands? #kubernetes #k8s #kubectl #cheatsheet #eks #aks #labs64

1. kubectl Cheat Sheet
List all pods in the current namespace
with more details
kubectl get pods -o wide -n
<namespace>
Run command (sh) in the pod
kubectl exec -it <podname> -- sh
Display pod's metrics
kubectl top pod
View pod's configmap
kubectl get configmap <podconfig>
Copy local directory in a remote pod
kubectl cp /tmp/foo_dir
<podname>:/tmp/bar_dir
Force pod deletion
kubectl delete pod <podname> --grace-
period=0 --force
Scale deployment
kubectl scale deployment <deployment-
name> --replicas=3
View pod logs with label
kubectl logs -l name=<label>
Start busybox container
kubectl run busybox --image=busybox -
-restart=Never -- /bin/sh -c "echo
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