Kubernetes Basics

Essential kubectl commands

Version and Info

kubectl version # show client and server version
kubectl cluster-info # display cluster info
kubectl config view # show kubeconfig settings

Context and Config

kubectl config get-contexts # list all contexts
kubectl config current-context # show current context
kubectl config use-context context-name # switch context

Help

kubectl --help # list all commands
kubectl command --help # help for specific command
kubectl explain resource # resource documentation