Kubernetes: Preparing for the CKA and CKAD Certifications

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16. Command-Line Tools

Philippe Martin¹  

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Gif-sur-Yvette, France

 

kubectl

kubectl is the command-line tool used to work on Kubernetes clusters. You can use it to create application resources and cluster resources, interact with running containers, and manage the cluster.

kubectl completion

• This command outputs the shell code to execute to make the auto-completion work with the kubectl command. Its simplest usage is to “source” its output that will make auto-completion available for the current shell session:

$ source <(kubectl completion bash)

• or, if using the zsh shell:

$ source <(kubectl completion ...