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kubectl label — Label Kubernetes resources. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generate

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Problem

How to use the kubectl label command: Label Kubernetes resources. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_label/>.

Solution

kubectl label — Label Kubernetes resources. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_label/>.

Label a pod:

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{pod_name}} {{key}}={{value}}

Update a pod label by overwriting the existing value:

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{pod_name}} {{key}}={{value}} --overwrite

Label all pods in the namespace:

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{key}}={{value}} --all

Label a pod identified by the pod definition file:

kubectl label {{[-f|--filename]}} {{pod_definition_file}} {{key}}={{value}}

Remove the label from a pod:

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{pod_name}} {{key}}-

Code Snippets

Label a pod

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{pod_name}} {{key}}={{value}}

Update a pod label by overwriting the existing value

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{pod_name}} {{key}}={{value}} --overwrite

Label all pods in the namespace

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{key}}={{value}} --all

Label a pod identified by the pod definition file

kubectl label {{[-f|--filename]}} {{pod_definition_file}} {{key}}={{value}}

Remove the label from a pod

kubectl label {{[po|pods]}} {{pod_name}} {{key}}-

Context

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