diff --git a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-config-view.1 b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-config-view.1
index 709a153c838..2ac3848213f 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-config-view.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-config-view.1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ kubectl config view \- Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeco
 Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file.
 
 .PP
-You can use \-\-output=template \-\-template=TEMPLATE to extract specific values.
+You can use \-\-output jsonpath={...} to extract specific values using a jsonpath expression.
 
 
 .SH OPTIONS
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ You can use \-\-output=template \-\-template=TEMPLATE to extract specific values
 $ kubectl config view
 
 # Get the password for the e2e user
-$ kubectl config view \-o template \-\-template='{{range .users}}{{ if eq .name "e2e" }}{{ index .user.password }}{{end}}{{end}}'
+$ kubectl config view \-o jsonpath='{.users[?(@.name == "e2e")].user.password}'
 
 .fi
 .RE
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config_view.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config_view.md
index bc36012f931..db1a1adac61 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config_view.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_config_view.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file.
 
 Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file.
 
-You can use --output=template --template=TEMPLATE to extract specific values.
+You can use --output jsonpath={...} to extract specific values using a jsonpath expression.
 
 ```
 kubectl config view
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ kubectl config view
 $ kubectl config view
 
 # Get the password for the e2e user
-$ kubectl config view -o template --template='{{range .users}}{{ if eq .name "e2e" }}{{ index .user.password }}{{end}}{{end}}'
+$ kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.users[?(@.name == "e2e")].user.password}'
 ```
 
 ### Options
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $ kubectl config view -o template --template='{{range .users}}{{ if eq .name "e2
 
 * [kubectl config](kubectl_config.md)	 - config modifies kubeconfig files
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 8-Jan-2016
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 28-Jan-2016
 
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diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go
index e13693046c1..47eeecf5c07 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ func NewCmdConfig(pathOptions *PathOptions, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long: `config modifies kubeconfig files using subcommands like "kubectl config set current-context my-context"
 
 The loading order follows these rules:
-    1. If the --` + pathOptions.ExplicitFileFlag + ` flag is set, then only that file is loaded.  The flag may only be set once and no merging takes place.
-    2. If $` + pathOptions.EnvVar + ` environment variable is set, then it is used a list of paths (normal path delimitting rules for your system).  These paths are merged together.  When a value is modified, it is modified in the file that defines the stanza.  When a value is created, it is created in the first file that exists.  If no files in the chain exist, then it creates the last file in the list.
-    3. Otherwise, ` + path.Join("${HOME}", pathOptions.GlobalFileSubpath) + ` is used and no merging takes place.
+1. If the --` + pathOptions.ExplicitFileFlag + ` flag is set, then only that file is loaded.  The flag may only be set once and no merging takes place.
+2. If $` + pathOptions.EnvVar + ` environment variable is set, then it is used a list of paths (normal path delimitting rules for your system).  These paths are merged together.  When a value is modified, it is modified in the file that defines the stanza.  When a value is created, it is created in the first file that exists.  If no files in the chain exist, then it creates the last file in the list.
+3. Otherwise, ` + path.Join("${HOME}", pathOptions.GlobalFileSubpath) + ` is used and no merging takes place.
 `,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmd.Help()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
index 09e6c704b4a..50bdb30addc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/config/view.go
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ type ViewOptions struct {
 const (
 	view_long = `Displays merged kubeconfig settings or a specified kubeconfig file.
 
-You can use --output=template --template=TEMPLATE to extract specific values.`
+You can use --output jsonpath={...} to extract specific values using a jsonpath expression.`
 	view_example = `# Show Merged kubeconfig settings.
 $ kubectl config view
 
 # Get the password for the e2e user
-$ kubectl config view -o template --template='{{range .users}}{{ if eq .name "e2e" }}{{ index .user.password }}{{end}}{{end}}'`
+$ kubectl config view -o jsonpath='{.users[?(@.name == "e2e")].user.password}'`
 )
 
 func NewCmdConfigView(out io.Writer, ConfigAccess ConfigAccess) *cobra.Command {