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kubectl config — Manage Kubernetes configuration (kubeconfig) files for accessing clusters via `kubectl` or the Kuber

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Problem

How to use the kubectl config command: Manage Kubernetes configuration (kubeconfig) files for accessing clusters via kubectl or the Kubernetes API. By default, the Kubernetes will get its configuration from ${HOME}/.kube/config. See also: kubectx, kubens. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_config/>.

Solution

kubectl config — Manage Kubernetes configuration (kubeconfig) files for accessing clusters via kubectl or the Kubernetes API. By default, the Kubernetes will get its configuration from ${HOME}/.kube/config. See also: kubectx, kubens. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_config/>.

Get all contexts in the default kubeconfig file:

kubectl config get-contexts

Get all clusters/contexts/users in a custom kubeconfig file:

kubectl config {{get-clusters|get-contexts|get-users}} --kubeconfig {{path/to/kubeconfig.yaml}}

Get the current context:

kubectl config current-context

Set the default namespace of the current context:

kubectl config set-context --current --namespace {{namespace}}

Switch to another context:

kubectl config {{[use|use-context]}} {{context_name}}

Delete clusters/contexts/users:

kubectl config {{delete-cluster|delete-context|delete-user}} {{cluster|context|user}}

Permanently add custom kubeconfig files:

export KUBECONFIG="{{path/to/kubeconfig1.yaml}}:{{path/to/kubeconfig2.yaml}}"

Code Snippets

Get all contexts in the default kubeconfig file

kubectl config get-contexts

Get all clusters/contexts/users in a custom kubeconfig file

kubectl config {{get-clusters|get-contexts|get-users}} --kubeconfig {{path/to/kubeconfig.yaml}}

Get the current context

kubectl config current-context

Set the default namespace of the current context

kubectl config set-context --current --namespace {{namespace}}

Switch to another context

kubectl config {{[use|use-context]}} {{context_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/kubectl config

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