Kubectl

Basic Commands

Command	Description
kubectl get	List resources
kubectl describe	Show detailed information about a resource
kubectl create	Create a resource from a file or standard input
kubectl apply	Apply a configuration to a resource
kubectl delete	Delete resources
kubectl exec	Execute a command in a container
kubectl logs	Show logs for a container
kubectl port-forward	Forward a local port to a port on a container
kubectl proxy	Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
kubectl version	Show client and server versions

Resource Types

Command	Description
kubectl run	Run a container in a pod
kubectl expose	Expose a deployment, service, or pod as a service
kubectl scale	Scale a deployment or replicaset
kubectl autoscale	Create an autoscaler for a deployment
kubectl rollout	Manage a rollout of a deployment
kubectl config	Modify kubeconfig files
kubectl cluster-info	Display cluster information
kubectl cordon	Mark a node as unschedulable
kubectl drain	Drain a node in preparation for maintenance
kubectl taint	Taint a node with a key/value pair

Advanced Commands

Command	Description
kubectl apply -f	Apply a configuration file
kubectl exec -it	Execute a command in a container with a terminal session
kubectl logs -f	Stream logs for a container
kubectl port-forward	Forward a local port to a port on a container
kubectl proxy	Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
kubectl rollout status	Show the status of a rollout
kubectl rollout history	Show the history of a rollout
kubectl diff	Show differences between the running and desired state of a resource
kubectl edit	Edit a resource in the default editor
kubectl label	Add or remove labels from a resource
kubectl annotate	Add or remove annotations from a resource
kubectl apply --dry-run	Preview changes to a resource without applying them
kubectl explain	Show documentation for a resource or field
kubectl auth can-i	Check if the current user can perform a specific action on a resource

Plugins

Command	Description
kubectl krew	Install and manage kubectl plugins
kubectl tree	Show a resource hierarchy as a tree
kubectl ctx	Switch between kubectl contexts
kubectl ns	Switch between Kubernetes namespaces
kubectl neat	Reformat resource YAML for readability
kubectl view-secret	View Kubernetes secrets in a decoded format
kubectl who-can	Show who can perform a specific action on a resource
kubectl crd	Show custom resource definitions
kubectl kustomize	Create a customized Kubernetes configuration from a base configuration and patches
kubectl helm	Interact with Helm charts in a Kubernetes cluster

Debugging and Troubleshooting

Command	Description
kubectl get events	Show cluster events
kubectl describe pod	Show detailed information about a pod
kubectl logs	Show logs for a container
kubectl exec	Execute a command in a container
kubectl debug	Debug a container with a new pod
kubectl run --rm -it	Create a temporary pod for debugging purposes
kubectl top	Show resource usage by pods or nodes
kubectl port-forward	Forward a local port to a port on a container
kubectl logs -f --previous	Stream logs from the previous container instance