Kubernetes Fundamentals: A Step-by-Step Development and Interview Guide

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H. AgrawalKubernetes Fundamentalshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9729-2_10

10. kubectl: The Command-Line Tool

Himanshu Agrawal¹  

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Pune, India

 

In this final chapter, we will discuss the command-line tool of Kubernetes, which is kubectl. You will understand what kubectl is and how it works. You will see the kubectl syntax and a broad categorization of kubectl commands. You will also understand kubeconfig, the configuration file of the Kubernetes cluster.

At the end, I will summarize important kubectl commands. This section will serve as a cheat sheet for the kubectl commands.

With those expectations in mind, let’s get started.

Fundamentals of kubectl ...