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kubectl events — Display resource events. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/k

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Problem

How to use the kubectl events command: Display resource events. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_events/>.

Solution

kubectl events — Display resource events. More information: <https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_events/>.

Show events in the default namespace:

kubectl events

Show events in all namespaces:

kubectl events {{[-A|--all-namespaces]}}

Watch events in a specific namespace:

kubectl events {{[-w|--watch]}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}

Show events for a pod in a specific namespace:

kubectl events --for {{pod}}/{{pod_name}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}

Show events for a resource in a specific namespace:

kubectl events --for {{resource}}/{{resource_name}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}

Show events for type Warning or Normal:

kubectl events --types Warning,Normal

Output events in YAML format:

kubectl events {{[-o|--output]}} yaml

Code Snippets

Show events in the default namespace

kubectl events

Show events in all namespaces

kubectl events {{[-A|--all-namespaces]}}

Watch events in a specific namespace

kubectl events {{[-w|--watch]}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}

Show events for a pod in a specific namespace

kubectl events --for {{pod}}/{{pod_name}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}

Show events for a resource in a specific namespace

kubectl events --for {{resource}}/{{resource_name}} {{[-n|--namespace]}} {{namespace}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/kubectl events

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