1.1. Kubectl Command

• Basic Commands (Beginner):

  • create Create a resource from a file or from stdin.
  • expose Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service
  • run Run a particular image on the cluster
  • set Set specific features on objects

• Basic Commands (Intermediate):

  • explain Documentation of resources
  • get Display one or many resources
  • edit Edit a resource on the server
  • delete Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector

• Deploy Commands:

  • rollout Manage the rollout of a resource
  • scale Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job
  • autoscale Auto-scale a Deployment, ReplicaSet, or ReplicationController

• Cluster Management Commands:

  • certificate Modify certificate resources.
  • cluster-info Display cluster info
  • top Display Resource (CPU/Memory/Storage) usage.
  • cordon Mark node as unschedulable
  • uncordon Mark node as schedulable
  • drain Drain node in preparation for maintenance
  • taint Update the taints on one or more nodes

• Troubleshooting and Debugging Commands:

  • describe Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
  • logs Print the logs for a container in a pod
  • attach Attach to a running container
  • exec Execute a command in a container
  • port-forward Forward one or more local ports to a pod
  • proxy Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
  • cp Copy files and directories to and from containers.
  • auth Inspect authorization

• Advanced Commands:

  • diff Diff live version against would-be applied version
  • apply Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin
  • patch Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch
  • replace Replace a resource by filename or stdin
  • wait Experimental: Wait for a specific condition on one or many resources.
  • convert Convert config files between different API versions

• Settings Commands:

  • label Update the labels on a resource
  • annotate Update the annotations on a resource
  • completion Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash or zsh)

• Other Commands:

  • api-resources Print the supported API resources on the server
  • api-versions Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version"
  • config Modify kubeconfig files
  • plugin Provides utilities for interacting with plugins.
  • version Print the client and server version information

1.2. Kubectl Help

#  kubectl --help
kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager.

Find more information at: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/overview/

Basic Commands (Beginner):
  create         Create a resource from a file or from stdin.
  expose         Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service
  run            Run a particular image on the cluster
  set            Set specific features on objects

Basic Commands (Intermediate):
  explain        Documentation of resources
  get            Display one or many resources
  edit           Edit a resource on the server
  delete         Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector

Deploy Commands:
  rollout        Manage the rollout of a resource
  scale          Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job
  autoscale      Auto-scale a Deployment, ReplicaSet, or ReplicationController

Cluster Management Commands:
  certificate    Modify certificate resources.
  cluster-info   Display cluster info
  top            Display Resource (CPU/Memory/Storage) usage.
  cordon         Mark node as unschedulable
  uncordon       Mark node as schedulable
  drain          Drain node in preparation for maintenance
  taint          Update the taints on one or more nodes

Troubleshooting and Debugging Commands:
  describe       Show details of a specific resource or group of resources
  logs           Print the logs for a container in a pod
  attach         Attach to a running container
  exec           Execute a command in a container
  port-forward   Forward one or more local ports to a pod
  proxy          Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server
  cp             Copy files and directories to and from containers.
  auth           Inspect authorization

Advanced Commands:
  diff           Diff live version against would-be applied version
  apply          Apply a configuration to a resource by filename or stdin
  patch          Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch
  replace        Replace a resource by filename or stdin
  wait           Experimental: Wait for a specific condition on one or many resources.
  convert        Convert config files between different API versions

Settings Commands:
  label          Update the labels on a resource
  annotate       Update the annotations on a resource
  completion     Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash or zsh)

Other Commands:
  api-resources  Print the supported API resources on the server
  api-versions   Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version"
  config         Modify kubeconfig files
  plugin         Provides utilities for interacting with plugins.
  version        Print the client and server version information

Usage:
  kubectl [flags] [options]

Use "kubectl <command> --help" for more information about a given command.
Use "kubectl options" for a list of global command-line options (applies to all commands).