diff --git a/build/visible_to/BUILD b/build/visible_to/BUILD
index 5e3fc9ad029..9ef8af95a72 100644
--- a/build/visible_to/BUILD
+++ b/build/visible_to/BUILD
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ package_group(
 )
 
 package_group(
-    name = "pkg_kubectl_cmd_templates_CONSUMERS",
+    name = "pkg_kubectl_util_templates_CONSUMERS",
     includes = [
         ":COMMON_generators",
         ":COMMON_testing",
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ package_group(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/top",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/version",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/hack/.golint_failures b/hack/.golint_failures
index f431a0b0136..3fb16ca90b0 100644
--- a/hack/.golint_failures
+++ b/hack/.golint_failures
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ pkg/kubectl/cmd/run
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/set
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint
-pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/top
 pkg/kubectl/cmd/util
@@ -194,6 +193,7 @@ pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait
 pkg/kubectl/metricsutil
 pkg/kubectl/util
 pkg/kubectl/util/slice
+pkg/kubectl/util/templates
 pkg/kubelet
 pkg/kubelet/apis
 pkg/kubelet/apis/config
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
index 23997cb1169..b3c2b79a4af 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/top:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/version:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd:go_default_library",
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ filegroup(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint:all-srcs",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/top:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:all-srcs",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/alpha.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/alpha.go
index cb78568d950..9fa8fde5458 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/alpha.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/alpha.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // NewCmdAlpha creates a command that acts as an alternate root command for features in alpha
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/BUILD
index c1e273ca70e..97cbb1f00eb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/BUILD
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/annotate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/annotate.go
index 4bfb907bf3d..29b1b73fa9e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/annotate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate/annotate.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // AnnotateOptions have the data required to perform the annotate operation
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/BUILD
index 5ab39896bee..069c81d5032 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/BUILD
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiresources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiresources.go
index 3f33cc5e2f4..97173b9dc08 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiresources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiresources.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiversions.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiversions.go
index 2eac871fb08..9a6b3c3e8a1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiversions.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources/apiversions.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/BUILD
index 0b16d0c8e91..4a6ca665a8b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/BUILD
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/validation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go
index 8b13130f727..b125c95cc5f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply.go
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ import (
 	oapi "k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_edit_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_edit_last_applied.go
index fab66cdd164..0290a55e042 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_edit_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_edit_last_applied.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_set_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_set_last_applied.go
index ba41f1ed792..23699f407fc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_set_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_set_last_applied.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type SetLastAppliedOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_view_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_view_last_applied.go
index 96a0a8883c5..ce4a7ff5f20 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_view_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_view_last_applied.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type ViewLastAppliedOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/BUILD
index 7fdfbb62a7e..dde0b4da104 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/BUILD
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/attach.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/attach.go
index a0ff3964220..df5f24790d0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/attach.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach/attach.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ import (
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/BUILD
index 1a95b739ae5..756d2692067 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/BUILD
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ go_library(
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_auth_CONSUMERS",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/rbac/reconciliation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/authorization/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/rbac/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/cani.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/cani.go
index 8ed38fb7fd9..31ce080dd1a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/cani.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/cani.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	authorizationv1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // CanIOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/reconcile.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/reconcile.go
index d788c973556..089639705bb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/auth/reconcile.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	rbacv1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/rbac/reconciliation"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/BUILD
index 284a7371a46..c601d795d45 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/BUILD
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/autoscale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/autoscale.go
index f6dc07e71c6..d609c98bbc8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/autoscale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale/autoscale.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	autoscalingv1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/autoscaling/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/BUILD
index 80db3ce37da..75c6f694fb2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/certificates/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/certificates.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/certificates.go
index 5bb10861ebf..058796fc8f7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/certificates.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/certificates/certificates.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	certificatesv1beta1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/certificates/v1beta1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 func NewCmdCertificate(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/BUILD
index 148ce66bd0d..0c5fe588f20 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/BUILD
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo.go
index a5488648fac..833c81936ca 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 
 	ct "github.com/daviddengcn/go-colortext"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo_dump.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo_dump.go
index ca313692f68..c79e2a972f8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo_dump.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/clusterinfo/clusterinfo_dump.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	appsv1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/apps/v1"
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index fe20332c149..43a541ecc9f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/BUILD
index 52b2dbe3d1c..fa7931d77f0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/BUILD
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/completion.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/completion.go
index c6141f3b19e..cd8fd36e0f1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/completion.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/completion/completion.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 const defaultBoilerPlate = `
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/BUILD
index 1a3acfdc178..35655bdb510 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/BUILD
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ go_library(
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_config_CONSUMERS",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go
index f75ac8b6b4c..4e1b63e623f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // NewCmdConfig creates a command object for the "config" action, and adds all child commands to it.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_authinfo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_authinfo.go
index 66d0115a2ad..0dca066c1fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_authinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_authinfo.go
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type createAuthInfoOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_cluster.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_cluster.go
index 310954e0ab6..a07dfd6c772 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_cluster.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type createClusterOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_context.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_context.go
index 631db47890f..0a88a579505 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_context.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/create_context.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type createContextOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/current_context.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/current_context.go
index da47c14af97..3751d8b25c9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/current_context.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/current_context.go
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type CurrentContextOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_cluster.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_cluster.go
index bc3efe774f3..9ae52e87c11 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_cluster.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_context.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_context.go
index e7156b110c6..76ae529fd7e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_context.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/delete_context.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_clusters.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_clusters.go
index c19450f241b..bbaebf9e7a7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_clusters.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_clusters.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_contexts.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_contexts.go
index c77915cdcc4..533e726543a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_contexts.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/get_contexts.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/rename_context.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/rename_context.go
index 506b917a46e..535a811102e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/rename_context.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/rename_context.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // RenameContextOptions contains the options for running the rename-context cli command.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/set.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/set.go
index 40f39d79fab..9117402bba1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/set.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/set.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type setOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/unset.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/unset.go
index 13cd8d81031..02a519cb42c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/unset.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/unset.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/use_context.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/use_context.go
index 6330394eede..b22251af261 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/use_context.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/use_context.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
index bd1b1b7496b..b2852458906 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/latest"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/BUILD
index af9795c11f2..493542234fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/BUILD
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api/legacyscheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/validation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go
index 1e29060f45d..251b15540ed 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/convert/convert.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	scheme "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/BUILD
index e28178b1919..ffa5a2ccfbb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/BUILD
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
index bc804ceb5c5..8b4817d6749 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 
 	"bytes"
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
index ceedd7363c5..e7c4de90af5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_create_CONSUMERS"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1beta1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
index bfd51282501..d579aefadd7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go
index 670b3d591b1..ce170028275 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	utilflag "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flag"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go
index a2f77ca6ca2..963bea796e8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go
index a3485f33f7f..46e5230ae25 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go
index 65e2eeaf052..82bde7ba930 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go
index b0665ee2731..a82348e1b8c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	batchv1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/batch/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go
index e5fdb89a7df..46409c703d8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go
index b45f7f5d95c..fbb283001c9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
index 6223c25b41a..e51638c861a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go
index 0162a0e2a7a..9c43ed42e2f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go
index 0d9a72eab8b..7124c509e80 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	clientgorbacv1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go
index da5eada6065..977e8f19307 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go
index 7b68b826574..96fd3a30c92 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // NewCmdCreateSecret groups subcommands to create various types of secrets
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go
index 5cae370ff88..4b31641fd04 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // NewCmdCreateService is a macro command to create a new service
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go
index e388c3ada98..dfec6680f16 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD
index e0e0cad7c92..1768dad67a0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go
index 0ddf8eaefab..7a0c60919d2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	kubectlwait "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/BUILD
index 849fc5e2a54..fbd51774135 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/BUILD
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/describe.go
index 0772ca09119..9b65fa794ee 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe/describe.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/BUILD
index 8cc0552e4e9..a1eaca378cc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/BUILD
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/diff.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/diff.go
index 5a58d6a8a24..18f8a3e3808 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/diff.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/diff/diff.go
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/utils/exec"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/BUILD
index e75651aa53f..d90246eb875 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/drain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/drain.go
index 2fda6f8e3e9..187b73c1ddc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/drain.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type DrainOptions struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/BUILD
index a8c9de0cd52..424e441d540 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/edit.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/edit.go
index 0e778f09e30..ab121f41ed5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit/edit.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/BUILD
index 3958762de4d..00411d528f1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/term:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/interrupt:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/exec.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/exec.go
index 1c6bbb9e12e..2cf2aa57bb6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/exec.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec/exec.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	coreclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/remotecommand"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/term"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/interrupt"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD
index 153b3739678..6aaa319dca9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/explain:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go
index 4efecbeeee4..73f6289fb4c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/explain"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/BUILD
index b2f0cb362e2..4b191792d58 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/BUILD
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/expose.go
index 51b0992ee0a..0921ec6cd19 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose/expose.go
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD
index 36092f13537..a14665b829c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/legacyscheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/interrupt:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
index ee321527552..2739b3bc8c4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/interrupt"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/BUILD
index 5c14d0aa494..32a36b7ee54 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/BUILD
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/help.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/help.go
index 7b530545e90..c26740b2c0f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/help.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/help/help.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var helpLong = templates.LongDesc(i18n.T(`
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/BUILD
index 83fb5493c1a..7e9abb28d4d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured/unstructuredscheme:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/label.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/label.go
index 948f552c325..ae512805ae2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/label.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label/label.go
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // LabelOptions have the data required to perform the label operation
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/BUILD
index 5e5c1112657..3c4dcd9781a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/BUILD
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/logs.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/logs.go
index dd5cc889e64..8ba240a950d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs/logs.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/BUILD
index 03bf0d36502..8c2632bce43 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/BUILD
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/options.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/options.go
index dc9ab09f430..2b24f2140fe 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/options.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/options/options.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package options
 import (
 	"io"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/BUILD
index 7019975e1f9..ef65d083b9e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/patch.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/patch.go
index aee94c40a1f..37eb4f51c63 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/patch.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch/patch.go
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var patchTypes = map[string]types.PatchType{"json": types.JSONPatchType, "merge": types.MergePatchType, "strategic": types.StrategicMergePatchType}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/BUILD
index 6f4a157e5d3..88174ca29aa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/BUILD
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/plugin.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/plugin.go
index 582c35f07e2..71b11d697e4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/BUILD
index 1cefcb85c91..cb13eb73a44 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/BUILD
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/portforward.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/portforward.go
index af03b46ef29..4194f4f336b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/portforward.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/portforward/portforward.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import (
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/portforward"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/transport/spdy"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // PortForwardOptions contains all the options for running the port-forward cli command.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/BUILD
index 7632354b9b7..3edb46af216 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/proxy:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/proxy.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/proxy.go
index ae29e9e40a0..67019606757 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/proxy"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD
index 29b0d9d6bd2..6e58729442f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/validation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
index 0d274e8f612..1a72fd6a088 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/BUILD
index 68d57ca4d57..ea784dc334b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/BUILD
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/validation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go
index 766a5ab4b86..2ed243f0cd2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate/rollingupdate.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	scaleclient "k8s.io/client-go/scale"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/validation"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD
index 9b3938f713c..8f7c389c0d9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/interrupt:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout.go
index f0eb548ce04..38b2c529753 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go
index 4f49afbd8fc..0fbe08cced5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
index e87e9c78713..0cb82a5d617 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // PauseOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
index 4ed7309aa67..8626d8ec15a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // ResumeOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
index 828e03cb9f8..311c9c88d90 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/interrupt"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
index 3dd2971264d..690a7d340b8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // UndoOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/BUILD
index 04fd665ca6c..f2558792098 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/BUILD
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/interrupt:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/run.go
index da130da25bc..7ed5cab8e96 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run/run.go
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/exec"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/logs"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/interrupt"
 	uexec "k8s.io/utils/exec"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/BUILD
index 4ee8c71b8c3..1c30a322743 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/BUILD
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/scale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/scale.go
index 540f4e78227..1144e307565 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/scale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale/scale.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	batchclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/batch/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
index 6450cbe4b88..e03f1efe5f8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/rbac/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go
index de6ff5bc685..a50b7f95374 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set.go
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ package set
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
index 2bd4b340a11..62aed433dfe 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_env.go
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	envutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/env"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
index a09b9912cf7..3a18f36bec5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // ImageOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index 5d5d9440158..ee2eb12c736 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
index 6613f24bda6..9babe08a2ad 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // SelectorOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
index 612ef8af341..45b0ae3057d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
index 74c89636159..a4a245e2855 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/BUILD
index d716caa1c90..a4abc94e270 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/BUILD
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/taints:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/taint.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/taint.go
index 7646b7da9a3..a094f1db31e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/taint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint/taint.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	taintutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/taints"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/BUILD
index 6a05851acf7..2a879a973b1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/BUILD
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/metricsutil:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top.go
index a1830b9bd72..27e6e725ae4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	metricsapi "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_node.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_node.go
index 01ac151d16c..8250c099d05 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_node.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_node.go
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	metricsapi "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics"
 	metricsV1beta1api "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics/v1beta1"
 	metricsclientset "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_pod.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_pod.go
index 1e93be1c09d..8ffccc1b4c7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_pod.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/top/top_pod.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 	corev1client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/metricsutil"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	metricsapi "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics"
 	metricsv1beta1api "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/apis/metrics/v1beta1"
 	metricsclientset "k8s.io/metrics/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD
index b57b84e2f9e..907ded08b00 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/BUILD
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/legacyscheme:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/validation:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/validation:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/printers/internalversion:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
index dab4792c1ee..75b73c62048 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package util
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 // SuggestApiResources returns a suggestion to use the "api-resources" command
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/BUILD
index 986624be738..a2c90dda532 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/BUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ go_library(
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_util_sanity_CONSUMERS",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/pflag:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/cmd_sanity.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/cmd_sanity.go
index 241f855b8b4..21d2a291d29 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/cmd_sanity.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/sanity/cmd_sanity.go
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 type CmdCheck func(cmd *cobra.Command) []error
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/BUILD
index 76832d57df9..64c3e569525 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/BUILD
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/version.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/version.go
index 8581b1c1c44..8682063ead1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/version/version.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import (
 	apimachineryversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/BUILD
index 42427e28b50..3fb12380672 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/BUILD
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/wait.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/wait.go
index 63bac24246f..c8f6bfb438f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/wait.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait/wait.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
index 794e6e8a7d7..0799144faa4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/BUILD
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ filegroup(
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/logs:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/slice:all-srcs",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/util/templates:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/term:all-srcs",
     ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/BUILD
similarity index 80%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/BUILD
rename to pkg/kubectl/util/templates/BUILD
index 11e3615799a..d72a5abcb19 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/BUILD
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ go_library(
         "templater.go",
         "templates.go",
     ],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/templates",
     visibility = [
-        "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_templates_CONSUMERS",
+        "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_util_templates_CONSUMERS",
     ],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/term:go_default_library",
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [":package-srcs"],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = [
-        "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_cmd_templates_CONSUMERS",
+        "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_util_templates_CONSUMERS",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/command_groups.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/command_groups.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/command_groups.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/util/templates/command_groups.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/markdown.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/markdown.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/markdown.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/util/templates/markdown.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/normalizers.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/normalizers.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/normalizers.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/util/templates/normalizers.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/templater.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/templater.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/templater.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/util/templates/templater.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/templates.go b/pkg/kubectl/util/templates/templates.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates/templates.go
rename to pkg/kubectl/util/templates/templates.go