diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
index 5d6c466d6f9..8e50c0c9184 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 
 	jsonpatch "github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ type AnnotateOptions struct {
 	removeAnnotations []string
 	Recorder          genericclioptions.Recorder
 
-	// Common share fields
-	out io.Writer
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
 
 var (
@@ -99,17 +97,17 @@ var (
     kubectl annotate pods foo description-`))
 )
 
-func NewAnnotateOptions(out io.Writer) *AnnotateOptions {
+func NewAnnotateOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *AnnotateOptions {
 	return &AnnotateOptions{
-		out:         out,
 		RecordFlags: genericclioptions.NewRecordFlags(),
 
-		Recorder: genericclioptions.NoopRecorder{},
+		Recorder:  genericclioptions.NoopRecorder{},
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCmdAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	o := NewAnnotateOptions(out)
+func NewCmdAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := NewAnnotateOptions(ioStreams)
 	validArgs := cmdutil.ValidArgList(f)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -283,9 +281,9 @@ func (o AnnotateOptions) RunAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) erro
 		}
 
 		if len(o.outputFormat) > 0 {
-			return cmdutil.PrintObject(cmd, outputObj, o.out)
+			return cmdutil.PrintObject(cmd, outputObj, o.Out)
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(false, o.out, info.Object, o.dryrun, "annotated")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(false, o.Out, info.Object, o.dryrun, "annotated")
 		return nil
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go
index 7eedc2188ff..ec30bbd47a7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -424,14 +424,14 @@ func TestAnnotateErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
 			tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, buf)
-			cmd.SetOutput(buf)
+			iostreams, _, bufOut, bufErr := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, iostreams)
+			cmd.SetOutput(bufOut)
 
 			for k, v := range testCase.flags {
 				cmd.Flags().Set(k, v)
 			}
-			options := NewAnnotateOptions(buf)
+			options := NewAnnotateOptions(iostreams)
 			err := options.Complete(tf, cmd, testCase.args)
 			if err == nil {
 				err = options.Validate()
@@ -440,8 +440,11 @@ func TestAnnotateErrors(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", k, err)
 				return
 			}
-			if buf.Len() > 0 {
-				t.Errorf("buffer should be empty: %s", string(buf.Bytes()))
+			if bufOut.Len() > 0 {
+				t.Errorf("buffer should be empty: %s", string(bufOut.Bytes()))
+			}
+			if bufErr.Len() > 0 {
+				t.Errorf("buffer should be empty: %s", string(bufErr.Bytes()))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -485,10 +488,10 @@ func TestAnnotateObject(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, buf)
-	cmd.SetOutput(buf)
-	options := NewAnnotateOptions(buf)
+	iostreams, _, bufOut, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, iostreams)
+	cmd.SetOutput(bufOut)
+	options := NewAnnotateOptions(iostreams)
 	args := []string{"pods/foo", "a=b", "c-"}
 	if err := options.Complete(tf, cmd, args); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -539,10 +542,10 @@ func TestAnnotateObjectFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, buf)
-	cmd.SetOutput(buf)
-	options := NewAnnotateOptions(buf)
+	iostreams, _, bufOut, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, iostreams)
+	cmd.SetOutput(bufOut)
+	options := NewAnnotateOptions(iostreams)
 	options.Filenames = []string{"../../../test/e2e/testing-manifests/statefulset/cassandra/controller.yaml"}
 	args := []string{"a=b", "c-"}
 	if err := options.Complete(tf, cmd, args); err != nil {
@@ -571,9 +574,9 @@ func TestAnnotateLocal(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, buf)
-	options := NewAnnotateOptions(buf)
+	iostreams, _, _, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, iostreams)
+	options := NewAnnotateOptions(iostreams)
 	options.local = true
 	options.Filenames = []string{"../../../test/e2e/testing-manifests/statefulset/cassandra/controller.yaml"}
 	args := []string{"a=b"}
@@ -627,10 +630,10 @@ func TestAnnotateMultipleObjects(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, buf)
-	cmd.SetOutput(buf)
-	options := NewAnnotateOptions(buf)
+	iostreams, _, _, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdAnnotate(tf, iostreams)
+	cmd.SetOutput(iostreams.Out)
+	options := NewAnnotateOptions(iostreams)
 	options.all = true
 	args := []string{"pods", "a=b", "c-"}
 	if err := options.Complete(tf, cmd, args); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources.go
index 75d825f21c8..cb94ad8bbd7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apiresources.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
 )
 
@@ -53,12 +54,12 @@ var (
 // ApiResourcesOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
 // referencing the cmd.Flags()
 type ApiResourcesOptions struct {
-	out io.Writer
-
 	Output     string
 	APIGroup   string
 	Namespaced bool
 	NoHeaders  bool
+
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
 
 // groupResource contains the APIGroup and APIResource
@@ -67,10 +68,14 @@ type groupResource struct {
 	APIResource metav1.APIResource
 }
 
-func NewCmdApiResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	options := &ApiResourcesOptions{
-		out: out,
+func NewAPIResourceOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *ApiResourcesOptions {
+	return &ApiResourcesOptions{
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
+}
+
+func NewCmdApiResources(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := NewAPIResourceOptions(ioStreams)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "api-resources",
@@ -78,15 +83,15 @@ func NewCmdApiResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    "Print the supported API resources on the server",
 		Example: apiresources_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.Complete(cmd))
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.Validate(cmd))
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.RunApiResources(cmd, f))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(cmd))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate(cmd))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunApiResources(cmd, f))
 		},
 	}
 	cmdutil.AddOutputFlags(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddNoHeadersFlags(cmd)
-	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.APIGroup, "api-group", "", "The API group to use when talking to the server.")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Namespaced, "namespaced", true, "Namespaced indicates if a resource is namespaced or not.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.APIGroup, "api-group", "", "The API group to use when talking to the server.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.Namespaced, "namespaced", true, "Namespaced indicates if a resource is namespaced or not.")
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ func (o *ApiResourcesOptions) Validate(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 }
 
 func (o *ApiResourcesOptions) RunApiResources(cmd *cobra.Command, f cmdutil.Factory) error {
-	w := printers.GetNewTabWriter(o.out)
+	w := printers.GetNewTabWriter(o.Out)
 	defer w.Flush()
 
 	discoveryclient, err := f.DiscoveryClient()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
index 9eba52acdc1..de24503d17a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ type ApplyOptions struct {
 	OpenApiPatch   bool
 	PruneWhitelist []string
 
-	Out    io.Writer
-	ErrOut io.Writer
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
 
 const (
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ var (
 	warningNoLastAppliedConfigAnnotation = "Warning: %[1]s apply should be used on resource created by either %[1]s create --save-config or %[1]s apply\n"
 )
 
-func NewApplyOptions(out, errout io.Writer) *ApplyOptions {
+func NewApplyOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *ApplyOptions {
 	return &ApplyOptions{
 		RecordFlags: genericclioptions.NewRecordFlags(),
 		DeleteFlags: NewDeleteFlags("that contains the configuration to apply"),
@@ -124,13 +123,12 @@ func NewApplyOptions(out, errout io.Writer) *ApplyOptions {
 
 		Recorder: genericclioptions.NoopRecorder{},
 
-		Out:    out,
-		ErrOut: errout,
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCmdApply(baseName string, f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	o := NewApplyOptions(out, errOut)
+func NewCmdApply(baseName string, f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := NewApplyOptions(ioStreams)
 
 	// Store baseName for use in printing warnings / messages involving the base command name.
 	// This is useful for downstream command that wrap this one.
@@ -167,9 +165,9 @@ func NewCmdApply(baseName string, f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cob
 	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 
 	// apply subcommands
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(f, out, errOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(f, out, errOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(f, out, errOut))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(f, ioStreams))
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go
index 9a2319ee741..c3008861f7b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -57,8 +56,8 @@ var (
 		kubectl apply edit-last-applied -f deploy.yaml -o json`)
 )
 
-func NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	o := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.ApplyEditMode, out, errOut)
+func NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.ApplyEditMode, ioStreams)
 
 	validArgs := cmdutil.ValidArgList(f)
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go
index fb74479640d..3dbe44b2757 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_set_last_applied.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
@@ -55,8 +56,7 @@ type SetLastAppliedOptions struct {
 	PatchBufferList  []PatchBuffer
 	Factory          cmdutil.Factory
 
-	Out    io.Writer
-	ErrOut io.Writer
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
 
 type PatchBuffer struct {
@@ -82,15 +82,14 @@ var (
 		`))
 )
 
-func NewSetLastAppliedOptions(out, errout io.Writer) *SetLastAppliedOptions {
+func NewSetLastAppliedOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *SetLastAppliedOptions {
 	return &SetLastAppliedOptions{
-		Out:    out,
-		ErrOut: errout,
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errout io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	options := NewSetLastAppliedOptions(out, errout)
+func NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	options := NewSetLastAppliedOptions(ioStreams)
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "set-last-applied -f FILENAME",
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_test.go
index d6064939153..3644cbf101d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -70,13 +71,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestApplyExtraArgsFail(t *testing.T) {
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-
 	f := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory()
 	defer f.Cleanup()
 
-	c := NewCmdApply("kubectl", f, buf, errBuf)
+	c := NewCmdApply("kubectl", f, genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreamsDiscard())
 	if validateApplyArgs(c, []string{"rc"}) == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected non-error")
 	}
@@ -298,10 +296,9 @@ func TestRunApplyPrintsValidObjectList(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameCM)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "json")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("dry-run", "true")
@@ -426,7 +423,6 @@ func TestRunApplyViewLastApplied(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
 			tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
-			buf, errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{}), bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 			cmdutil.BehaviorOnFatal(func(str string, code int) {
 				if str != test.expectedErr {
@@ -434,7 +430,8 @@ func TestRunApplyViewLastApplied(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(tf, ioStreams)
 			if test.filePath != "" {
 				cmd.Flags().Set("filename", test.filePath)
 			}
@@ -479,10 +476,9 @@ func TestApplyObjectWithoutAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -527,10 +523,9 @@ func TestApplyObject(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -592,10 +587,9 @@ func TestApplyObjectOutput(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "yaml")
 			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -654,10 +648,9 @@ func TestApplyRetry(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -704,10 +697,9 @@ func TestApplyNonExistObject(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -759,10 +751,8 @@ func TestApplyEmptyPatch(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 
 	// 1. apply non exist object
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-
-	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -776,10 +766,8 @@ func TestApplyEmptyPatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// 2. test apply already exist object, will not send empty patch request
-	buf = bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf = bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-
-	cmd = NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ = genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd = NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -835,10 +823,9 @@ func testApplyMultipleObjects(t *testing.T, asList bool) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			if asList {
 				cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRCSVC)
 			} else {
@@ -936,10 +923,9 @@ func TestApplyNULLPreservation(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameDeployObjClientside)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 
@@ -1003,10 +989,9 @@ func TestUnstructuredApply(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameWidgetClientside)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -1097,10 +1082,9 @@ func TestUnstructuredIdempotentApply(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.OpenAPISchemaFunc = fn
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameWidgetClientside)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -1203,7 +1187,6 @@ func TestRunApplySetLastApplied(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
 			tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
-			buf, errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{}), bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 			cmdutil.BehaviorOnFatal(func(str string, code int) {
 				if str != test.expectedErr {
@@ -1211,7 +1194,8 @@ func TestRunApplySetLastApplied(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			})
 
-			cmd := NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApplySetLastApplied(tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", test.filePath)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", test.output)
 			cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -1382,10 +1366,8 @@ func TestForceApply(t *testing.T) {
 			tf.ClientConfigVal = &restclient.Config{}
 			tf.Namespace = "test"
 
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-
-			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, buf, errBuf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdApply("kubectl", tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("filename", filenameRC)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 			cmd.Flags().Set("force", "true")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go
index bc0650cee3e..24f49b660cf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ type ViewLastAppliedOptions struct {
 	OutputFormat                 string
 	All                          bool
 	Factory                      cmdutil.Factory
-	Out                          io.Writer
-	ErrOut                       io.Writer
+
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
 
 var (
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ var (
 		kubectl apply view-last-applied -f deploy.yaml -o json`))
 )
 
-func NewViewLastAppliedOptions(out, err io.Writer) *ViewLastAppliedOptions {
+func NewViewLastAppliedOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *ViewLastAppliedOptions {
 	return &ViewLastAppliedOptions{
-		Out:          out,
-		ErrOut:       err,
 		OutputFormat: "yaml",
+
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	options := NewViewLastAppliedOptions(out, err)
+func NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	options := NewViewLastAppliedOptions(ioStreams)
 	validArgs := cmdutil.ValidArgList(f)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index 3b9b0585acb..f7f15eb9889 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -246,11 +247,13 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 	// From this point and forward we get warnings on flags that contain "_" separators
 	cmds.SetGlobalNormalizationFunc(flag.WarnWordSepNormalizeFunc)
 
+	ioStreams := genericclioptions.IOStreams{In: in, Out: out, ErrOut: err}
+
 	groups := templates.CommandGroups{
 		{
 			Message: "Basic Commands (Beginner):",
 			Commands: []*cobra.Command{
-				create.NewCmdCreate(f, out, err),
+				create.NewCmdCreate(f, ioStreams),
 				NewCmdExposeService(f, out),
 				NewCmdRun(f, in, out, err),
 				set.NewCmdSet(f, in, out, err),
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 			Commands: []*cobra.Command{
 				resource.NewCmdGet(f, out, err),
 				NewCmdExplain(f, out, err),
-				NewCmdEdit(f, out, err),
+				NewCmdEdit(f, ioStreams),
 				NewCmdDelete(f, out, err),
 			},
 		},
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 		{
 			Message: "Advanced Commands:",
 			Commands: []*cobra.Command{
-				NewCmdApply("kubectl", f, out, err),
+				NewCmdApply("kubectl", f, ioStreams),
 				NewCmdPatch(f, out),
 				NewCmdReplace(f, out, err),
 				NewCmdConvert(f, out),
@@ -313,7 +316,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 			Message: "Settings Commands:",
 			Commands: []*cobra.Command{
 				NewCmdLabel(f, out, err),
-				NewCmdAnnotate(f, out),
+				NewCmdAnnotate(f, ioStreams),
 				NewCmdCompletion(out, ""),
 			},
 		},
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ func NewKubectlCommand(f cmdutil.Factory, in io.Reader, out, err io.Writer) *cob
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdPlugin(f, in, out, err))
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdVersion(f, out))
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdApiVersions(f, out))
-	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdApiResources(f, out))
+	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdApiResources(f, ioStreams))
 	cmds.AddCommand(NewCmdOptions(out))
 
 	return cmds
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
index 877344edf5e..27a4928ab72 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/kubectl:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
index f50ebf1e43d..396a0e3da9e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ type CreateOptions struct {
 	Selector         string
 	EditBeforeCreate bool
 	Raw              string
-	Out              io.Writer
-	ErrOut           io.Writer
 
 	Recorder genericclioptions.Recorder
 	PrintObj func(obj kruntime.Object) error
+
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 }
 
 var (
@@ -74,20 +74,19 @@ var (
 		kubectl create -f docker-registry.yaml --edit -o json`))
 )
 
-func NewCreateOptions(out, errOut io.Writer) *CreateOptions {
+func NewCreateOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *CreateOptions {
 	return &CreateOptions{
 		PrintFlags:  NewPrintFlags("created"),
 		RecordFlags: genericclioptions.NewRecordFlags(),
 
 		Recorder: genericclioptions.NoopRecorder{},
 
-		Out:    out,
-		ErrOut: errOut,
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 }
 
-func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	o := NewCreateOptions(out, errOut)
+func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := NewCreateOptions(ioStreams)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "create -f FILENAME",
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Example: createExample,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			if cmdutil.IsFilenameSliceEmpty(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) {
-				defaultRunFunc := cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(errOut)
+				defaultRunFunc := cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(ioStreams.ErrOut)
 				defaultRunFunc(cmd, args)
 				return
 			}
@@ -125,20 +124,20 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o.PrintFlags.AddFlags(cmd)
 
 	// create subcommands
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateNamespace(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateQuota(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecret(f, out, errOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateConfigMap(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceAccount(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateService(f, out, errOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateDeployment(f, out, errOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateClusterRole(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateClusterRoleBinding(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateRole(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateRoleBinding(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreatePriorityClass(f, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateJob(f, out))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateNamespace(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateQuota(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecret(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateConfigMap(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceAccount(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateService(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateDeployment(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateClusterRole(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateClusterRoleBinding(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateRole(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateRoleBinding(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreatePriorityClass(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateJob(f, ioStreams))
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) RunCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	}
 
 	if o.EditBeforeCreate {
-		return RunEditOnCreate(f, o.RecordFlags, o.Out, o.ErrOut, cmd, &o.FilenameOptions)
+		return RunEditOnCreate(f, o.RecordFlags, o.IOStreams, cmd, &o.FilenameOptions)
 	}
 	schema, err := f.Validator(cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "validate"))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -292,8 +291,8 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) raw(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func RunEditOnCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, recordFlags *genericclioptions.RecordFlags, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, options *resource.FilenameOptions) error {
-	editOptions := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.EditBeforeCreateMode, out, errOut)
+func RunEditOnCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, recordFlags *genericclioptions.RecordFlags, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams, cmd *cobra.Command, options *resource.FilenameOptions) error {
+	editOptions := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.EditBeforeCreateMode, ioStreams)
 	editOptions.FilenameOptions = *options
 	editOptions.ValidateOptions = cmdutil.ValidateOptions{
 		EnableValidation: cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "validate"),
@@ -341,8 +340,14 @@ type CreateSubcommandOptions struct {
 
 	PrintObj func(obj kruntime.Object) error
 
-	CmdOut io.Writer
-	CmdErr io.Writer
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
+}
+
+func NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *CreateSubcommandOptions {
+	return &CreateSubcommandOptions{
+		PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
+		IOStreams:  ioStreams,
+	}
 }
 
 func (o *CreateSubcommandOptions) Complete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, generator kubectl.StructuredGenerator) error {
@@ -365,7 +370,7 @@ func (o *CreateSubcommandOptions) Complete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, ge
 	}
 
 	o.PrintObj = func(obj kruntime.Object) error {
-		return printer.PrintObj(obj, o.CmdOut)
+		return printer.PrintObj(obj, o.Out)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go
index 015902f9576..b4a860092c9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package create
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	rbacv1 "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ type CreateClusterRoleOptions struct {
 }
 
 // ClusterRole is a command to ease creating ClusterRoles.
-func NewCmdCreateClusterRole(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateClusterRole(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	c := &CreateClusterRoleOptions{
-		CreateRoleOptions: &CreateRoleOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			Out:        cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateRoleOptions: NewCreateRoleOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "clusterrole NAME --verb=verb --resource=resource.group [--resource-name=resourcename] [--dry-run]",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole_test.go
index 61e32ab5f36..69ea254e755 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrole_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	rbac "k8s.io/api/rbac/v1"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ func TestCreateClusterRole(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
-		buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-		cmd := NewCmdCreateClusterRole(tf, buf)
+		ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+		cmd := NewCmdCreateClusterRole(tf, ioStreams)
 		cmd.Flags().Set("dry-run", "true")
 		cmd.Flags().Set("output", "yaml")
 		cmd.Flags().Set("verb", test.verbs)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go
index 9be08b9a963..2098457b40f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -41,12 +40,9 @@ type ClusterRoleBindingOpts struct {
 }
 
 // ClusterRoleBinding is a command to ease creating ClusterRoleBindings.
-func NewCmdCreateClusterRoleBinding(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateClusterRoleBinding(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ClusterRoleBindingOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding_test.go
index c08e1dc8946..206d6da73b2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_clusterrolebinding_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 func TestCreateClusterRoleBinding(t *testing.T) {
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ func TestCreateClusterRoleBinding(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	expectedOutput := "clusterrolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/" + expectBinding.Name + "\n"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateClusterRoleBinding(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateClusterRoleBinding(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("clusterrole", "fake-clusterrole")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("user", "fake-user")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("group", "fake-group")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go
index b3b9fa785ea..b99b143f738 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -62,12 +61,9 @@ type ConfigMapOpts struct {
 }
 
 // ConfigMap is a command to ease creating ConfigMaps.
-func NewCmdCreateConfigMap(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateConfigMap(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ConfigMapOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap_test.go
index fd0c995000f..36884e0a1ca 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_configmap_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ func TestCreateConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateConfigMap(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateConfigMap(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{configMap.Name})
 	expectedOutput := "configmap/" + configMap.Name + "\n"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go
index 8461ab40584..08c1dc01e36 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -43,13 +42,9 @@ type DeploymentOpts struct {
 // NewCmdCreateDeployment is a macro command to create a new deployment.
 // This command is better known to users as `kubectl create deployment`.
 // Note that this command overlaps significantly with the `kubectl run` command.
-func NewCmdCreateDeployment(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateDeployment(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &DeploymentOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-			CmdErr:     cmdErr,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -131,12 +126,12 @@ func (o *DeploymentOpts) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 
 	if len(generatorName) == 0 {
 		generatorName = cmdutil.DeploymentBasicAppsV1GeneratorName
-		generatorNameTemp, err := cmdutil.FallbackGeneratorNameIfNecessary(generatorName, clientset.Discovery(), o.CreateSubcommandOptions.CmdErr)
+		generatorNameTemp, err := cmdutil.FallbackGeneratorNameIfNecessary(generatorName, clientset.Discovery(), o.CreateSubcommandOptions.ErrOut)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if generatorNameTemp != generatorName {
-			cmdutil.Warning(o.CreateSubcommandOptions.CmdErr, generatorName, generatorNameTemp)
+			cmdutil.Warning(o.CreateSubcommandOptions.ErrOut, generatorName, generatorNameTemp)
 		} else {
 			generatorName = generatorNameTemp
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment_test.go
index 679870d59b7..1c56a299021 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_deployment_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 func Test_generatorFromName(t *testing.T) {
@@ -104,9 +105,9 @@ func TestCreateDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = &restclient.Config{}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateDeployment(tf, buf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateDeployment(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("dry-run", "true")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("image", "hollywood/jonny.depp:v2")
@@ -136,16 +137,14 @@ func TestCreateDeploymentNoImage(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = &restclient.Config{}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuff := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateDeployment(tf, buf, errBuff)
+	ioStreams := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreamsDiscard()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateDeployment(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	options := &DeploymentOpts{
 		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     buf,
-			CmdErr:     errBuff,
 			DryRun:     true,
+			IOStreams:  ioStreams,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go
index b77212f5c4e..e52b6b52f42 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package create
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	clientbatchv1 "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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
@@ -53,30 +53,36 @@ type CreateJobOptions struct {
 	Namespace    string
 	OutputFormat string
 	Client       clientbatchv1.BatchV1Interface
-	Out          io.Writer
 	DryRun       bool
 	Builder      *resource.Builder
 	Cmd          *cobra.Command
+
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
+}
+
+func NewCreateJobOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *CreateJobOptions {
+	return &CreateJobOptions{
+		PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
+		IOStreams:  ioStreams,
+	}
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateJob is a command to ease creating Jobs from CronJobs.
-func NewCmdCreateJob(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	c := &CreateJobOptions{
-		PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-		Out:        cmdOut,
-	}
+func NewCmdCreateJob(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := NewCreateJobOptions(ioStreams)
+
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "job NAME [--from=CRONJOB]",
 		Short:   jobLong,
 		Long:    jobLong,
 		Example: jobExample,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(c.Complete(f, cmd, args))
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(c.RunCreateJob())
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd, args))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunCreateJob())
 		},
 	}
 
-	c.PrintFlags.AddFlags(cmd)
+	o.PrintFlags.AddFlags(cmd)
 
 	cmdutil.AddApplyAnnotationFlags(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddValidateFlags(cmd)
@@ -86,14 +92,14 @@ func NewCmdCreateJob(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (c *CreateJobOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+func (o *CreateJobOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "NAME is required")
 	}
-	c.Name = args[0]
+	o.Name = args[0]
 
-	c.From = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "from")
-	c.Namespace, _, err = f.DefaultNamespace()
+	o.From = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "from")
+	o.Namespace, _, err = f.DefaultNamespace()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -102,32 +108,32 @@ func (c *CreateJobOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.Client = clientset.BatchV1()
-	c.Builder = f.NewBuilder()
-	c.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
-	c.Cmd = cmd
-	c.OutputFormat = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
+	o.Client = clientset.BatchV1()
+	o.Builder = f.NewBuilder()
+	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
+	o.Cmd = cmd
+	o.OutputFormat = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 
-	if c.DryRun {
-		c.PrintFlags.Complete("%s (dry run)")
+	if o.DryRun {
+		o.PrintFlags.Complete("%s (dry run)")
 	}
-	printer, err := c.PrintFlags.ToPrinter()
+	printer, err := o.PrintFlags.ToPrinter()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	c.PrintObj = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
-		return printer.PrintObj(obj, c.Out)
+	o.PrintObj = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
+		return printer.PrintObj(obj, o.Out)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *CreateJobOptions) RunCreateJob() error {
-	infos, err := c.Builder.
+func (o *CreateJobOptions) RunCreateJob() error {
+	infos, err := o.Builder.
 		Unstructured().
-		NamespaceParam(c.Namespace).DefaultNamespace().
-		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, c.From).
+		NamespaceParam(o.Namespace).DefaultNamespace().
+		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, o.From).
 		Flatten().
 		Latest().
 		Do().
@@ -143,10 +149,10 @@ func (c *CreateJobOptions) RunCreateJob() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("from must be an existing cronjob")
 	}
 
-	return c.createJob(cronJob)
+	return o.createJob(cronJob)
 }
 
-func (c *CreateJobOptions) createJob(cronJob *batchv1beta1.CronJob) error {
+func (o *CreateJobOptions) createJob(cronJob *batchv1beta1.CronJob) error {
 	annotations := make(map[string]string)
 	annotations["cronjob.kubernetes.io/instantiate"] = "manual"
 	for k, v := range cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Annotations {
@@ -154,21 +160,21 @@ func (c *CreateJobOptions) createJob(cronJob *batchv1beta1.CronJob) error {
 	}
 	job := &batchv1.Job{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:        c.Name,
-			Namespace:   c.Namespace,
+			Name:        o.Name,
+			Namespace:   o.Namespace,
 			Annotations: annotations,
 			Labels:      cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Labels,
 		},
 		Spec: cronJob.Spec.JobTemplate.Spec,
 	}
 
-	if !c.DryRun {
+	if !o.DryRun {
 		var err error
-		job, err = c.Client.Jobs(c.Namespace).Create(job)
+		job, err = o.Client.Jobs(o.Namespace).Create(job)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create job: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return c.PrintObj(job)
+	return o.PrintObj(job)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job_test.go
index f1da73dca59..af6fbcfa5f2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_job_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	fake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	clienttesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 func TestCreateJobFromCronJob(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,14 +86,13 @@ func TestCreateJobFromCronJob(t *testing.T) {
 
 	printFlags := NewPrintFlags("created")
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
 	cmdOptions := &CreateJobOptions{
 		PrintFlags: printFlags,
 		Name:       testJobName,
 		Namespace:  testNamespaceName,
 		Client:     clientset.BatchV1(),
-		Out:        buf,
-		Cmd:        NewCmdCreateJob(f, buf),
+		Cmd:        NewCmdCreateJob(f, ioStreams),
 		PrintObj: func(obj runtime.Object) error {
 			p, err := printFlags.ToPrinter()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ func TestCreateJobFromCronJob(t *testing.T) {
 
 			return p.PrintObj(obj, buf)
 		},
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 
 	err := cmdOptions.createJob(cronJob)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go
index cfbf8ec7059..ddcd56116ec 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -41,12 +40,9 @@ type NamespaceOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateNamespace is a macro command to create a new namespace
-func NewCmdCreateNamespace(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateNamespace(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &NamespaceOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace_test.go
index 21e5021a1cd..785f6bda7a2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_namespace_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func TestCreateNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}),
 	}
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateNamespace(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateNamespace(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{namespaceObject.Name})
 	expectedOutput := "namespace/" + namespaceObject.Name + "\n"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go
index 0d64695e26c..e830aaca2c2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -46,12 +45,9 @@ type PodDisruptionBudgetOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget is a macro command to create a new pod disruption budget.
-func NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &PodDisruptionBudgetOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb_test.go
index 86d9c1db875..93eb4cfad30 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_pdb_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 func TestCreatePdb(t *testing.T) {
@@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ func TestCreatePdb(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = &restclient.Config{}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 	outputFormat := "name"
 
-	cmd := NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreatePodDisruptionBudget(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("min-available", "1")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("selector", "app=rails")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("dry-run", "true")
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ func TestCreatePdb(t *testing.T) {
 	options := &PodDisruptionBudgetOpts{
 		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 			PrintFlags: printFlags,
-			CmdOut:     buf,
 			Name:       pdbName,
+			IOStreams:  ioStreams,
 		},
 	}
 	err := options.Complete(cmd, []string{pdbName})
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
index 18e41d2a661..b1c217f1e0e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -44,12 +43,9 @@ type PriorityClassOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreatePriorityClass is a macro command to create a new priorityClass.
-func NewCmdCreatePriorityClass(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreatePriorityClass(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &PriorityClassOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass_test.go
index 8738a968f31..44d30218278 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_priorityclass_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 func TestCreatePriorityClass(t *testing.T) {
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@ func TestCreatePriorityClass(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = &restclient.Config{}
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 	outputFormat := "name"
 
-	cmd := NewCmdCreatePriorityClass(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreatePriorityClass(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("value", "1000")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("global-default", "true")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("description", "my priority")
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@ func TestCreatePriorityClass(t *testing.T) {
 	options := &PriorityClassOpts{
 		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
 			PrintFlags: printFlags,
-			CmdOut:     buf,
 			Name:       pcName,
+			IOStreams:  ioStreams,
 		},
 	}
 	err := options.Complete(cmd, []string{pcName})
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go
index d46c41e1bfd..2806e66d6a0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -44,12 +43,9 @@ type QuotaOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateQuota is a macro command to create a new quota
-func NewCmdCreateQuota(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateQuota(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &QuotaOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota_test.go
index a3c27b788df..f0b3b1619d4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_quota_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ func TestCreateQuota(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for name, test := range tests {
-		buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-		cmd := NewCmdCreateQuota(tf, buf)
+		ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+		cmd := NewCmdCreateQuota(tf, ioStreams)
 		cmd.Flags().Parse(test.flags)
 		cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 		cmd.Run(cmd, []string{resourceQuotaObject.Name})
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go
index b2256b31d96..f3271e4c5fc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package create
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -112,17 +112,23 @@ type CreateRoleOptions struct {
 	Namespace    string
 	Client       clientgorbacv1.RbacV1Interface
 	Mapper       meta.RESTMapper
-	Out          io.Writer
 	PrintObj     func(obj runtime.Object) error
+
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
+}
+
+func NewCreateRoleOptions(ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *CreateRoleOptions {
+	return &CreateRoleOptions{
+		PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
+
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
+	}
 }
 
 // Role is a command to ease creating Roles.
-func NewCmdCreateRole(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	c := &CreateRoleOptions{
-		PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
+func NewCmdCreateRole(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := NewCreateRoleOptions(ioStreams)
 
-		Out: cmdOut,
-	}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use: "role NAME --verb=verb --resource=resource.group/subresource [--resource-name=resourcename] [--dry-run]",
 		DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
@@ -130,34 +136,34 @@ func NewCmdCreateRole(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Long:    roleLong,
 		Example: roleExample,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(c.Complete(f, cmd, args))
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(c.Validate())
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(c.RunCreateRole())
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd, args))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate())
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunCreateRole())
 		},
 	}
 
-	c.PrintFlags.AddFlags(cmd)
+	o.PrintFlags.AddFlags(cmd)
 
 	cmdutil.AddApplyAnnotationFlags(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddValidateFlags(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
-	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&c.Verbs, "verb", c.Verbs, "Verb that applies to the resources contained in the rule")
+	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVar(&o.Verbs, "verb", o.Verbs, "Verb that applies to the resources contained in the rule")
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("resource", []string{}, "Resource that the rule applies to")
-	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&c.ResourceNames, "resource-name", c.ResourceNames, "Resource in the white list that the rule applies to, repeat this flag for multiple items")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&o.ResourceNames, "resource-name", o.ResourceNames, "Resource in the white list that the rule applies to, repeat this flag for multiple items")
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (c *CreateRoleOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+func (o *CreateRoleOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	name, err := NameFromCommandArgs(cmd, args)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.Name = name
+	o.Name = name
 
 	// Remove duplicate verbs.
 	verbs := []string{}
-	for _, v := range c.Verbs {
+	for _, v := range o.Verbs {
 		// VerbAll respresents all kinds of verbs.
 		if v == "*" {
 			verbs = []string{"*"}
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ func (c *CreateRoleOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 			verbs = append(verbs, v)
 		}
 	}
-	c.Verbs = verbs
+	o.Verbs = verbs
 
 	// Support resource.group pattern. If no API Group specified, use "" as core API Group.
 	// e.g. --resource=pods,deployments.extensions
@@ -186,36 +192,36 @@ func (c *CreateRoleOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 		}
 		resource.Resource = parts[0]
 
-		c.Resources = append(c.Resources, *resource)
+		o.Resources = append(o.Resources, *resource)
 	}
 
 	// Remove duplicate resource names.
 	resourceNames := []string{}
-	for _, n := range c.ResourceNames {
+	for _, n := range o.ResourceNames {
 		if !arrayContains(resourceNames, n) {
 			resourceNames = append(resourceNames, n)
 		}
 	}
-	c.ResourceNames = resourceNames
+	o.ResourceNames = resourceNames
 
 	// Complete other options for Run.
-	c.Mapper, _ = f.Object()
+	o.Mapper, _ = f.Object()
 
-	c.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
-	c.OutputFormat = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
+	o.DryRun = cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd)
+	o.OutputFormat = cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
 
-	if c.DryRun {
-		c.PrintFlags.Complete("%s (dry run)")
+	if o.DryRun {
+		o.PrintFlags.Complete("%s (dry run)")
 	}
-	printer, err := c.PrintFlags.ToPrinter()
+	printer, err := o.PrintFlags.ToPrinter()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.PrintObj = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
-		return printer.PrintObj(obj, c.Out)
+	o.PrintObj = func(obj runtime.Object) error {
+		return printer.PrintObj(obj, o.Out)
 	}
 
-	c.Namespace, _, err = f.DefaultNamespace()
+	o.Namespace, _, err = f.DefaultNamespace()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -224,48 +230,48 @@ func (c *CreateRoleOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	c.Client = clientset.RbacV1()
+	o.Client = clientset.RbacV1()
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *CreateRoleOptions) Validate() error {
-	if c.Name == "" {
+func (o *CreateRoleOptions) Validate() error {
+	if o.Name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("name must be specified")
 	}
 
 	// validate verbs.
-	if len(c.Verbs) == 0 {
+	if len(o.Verbs) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("at least one verb must be specified")
 	}
 
-	for _, v := range c.Verbs {
+	for _, v := range o.Verbs {
 		if !arrayContains(validResourceVerbs, v) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid verb: '%s'", v)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// validate resources.
-	if len(c.Resources) == 0 {
+	if len(o.Resources) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("at least one resource must be specified")
 	}
 
-	return c.validateResource()
+	return o.validateResource()
 }
 
-func (c *CreateRoleOptions) validateResource() error {
-	for _, r := range c.Resources {
+func (o *CreateRoleOptions) validateResource() error {
+	for _, r := range o.Resources {
 		if len(r.Resource) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("resource must be specified if apiGroup/subresource specified")
 		}
 
 		resource := schema.GroupVersionResource{Resource: r.Resource, Group: r.Group}
-		groupVersionResource, err := c.Mapper.ResourceFor(schema.GroupVersionResource{Resource: r.Resource, Group: r.Group})
+		groupVersionResource, err := o.Mapper.ResourceFor(schema.GroupVersionResource{Resource: r.Resource, Group: r.Group})
 		if err == nil {
 			resource = groupVersionResource
 		}
 
-		for _, v := range c.Verbs {
+		for _, v := range o.Verbs {
 			if groupResources, ok := specialVerbs[v]; ok {
 				match := false
 				for _, extra := range groupResources {
@@ -288,24 +294,24 @@ func (c *CreateRoleOptions) validateResource() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *CreateRoleOptions) RunCreateRole() error {
+func (o *CreateRoleOptions) RunCreateRole() error {
 	role := &rbacv1.Role{}
-	role.Name = c.Name
-	rules, err := generateResourcePolicyRules(c.Mapper, c.Verbs, c.Resources, c.ResourceNames, []string{})
+	role.Name = o.Name
+	rules, err := generateResourcePolicyRules(o.Mapper, o.Verbs, o.Resources, o.ResourceNames, []string{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	role.Rules = rules
 
 	// Create role.
-	if !c.DryRun {
-		role, err = c.Client.Roles(c.Namespace).Create(role)
+	if !o.DryRun {
+		role, err = o.Client.Roles(o.Namespace).Create(role)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	return c.PrintObj(role)
+	return o.PrintObj(role)
 }
 
 func arrayContains(s []string, e string) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role_test.go
index f04063b454c..e7937197f96 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_role_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 func TestCreateRole(t *testing.T) {
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ func TestCreateRole(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for name, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			cmd := NewCmdCreateRole(tf, buf)
+			ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+			cmd := NewCmdCreateRole(tf, ioStreams)
 			cmd.Flags().Set("dry-run", "true")
 			cmd.Flags().Set("output", "yaml")
 			cmd.Flags().Set("verb", test.verbs)
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ func TestComplete(t *testing.T) {
 	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{}
 	tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateRole(tf, buf)
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateRole(tf, genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreamsDiscard())
 	cmd.Flags().Set("resource", "pods,deployments.extensions")
 
 	tests := map[string]struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go
index 6bed1adad13..e6210285ef1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -41,12 +40,9 @@ type RoleBindingOpts struct {
 }
 
 // RoleBinding is a command to ease creating RoleBindings.
-func NewCmdCreateRoleBinding(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateRoleBinding(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &RoleBindingOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding_test.go
index 5e5db16406f..f57b2351204 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_rolebinding_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 )
 
 var groupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io", Version: "v1"}
@@ -112,8 +113,7 @@ func TestCreateRoleBinding(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateRoleBinding(tf, buf)
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateRoleBinding(tf, genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreamsDiscard())
 	cmd.Flags().Set("role", "fake-role")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("user", "fake-user")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("group", "fake-group")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go
index 7e7ed51f73b..a1749d49eff 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret.go
@@ -17,27 +17,26 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
 // NewCmdCreateSecret groups subcommands to create various types of secrets
-func NewCmdCreateSecret(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateSecret(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "secret",
 		Short: i18n.T("Create a secret using specified subcommand"),
 		Long:  "Create a secret using specified subcommand.",
-		Run:   cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(errOut),
+		Run:   cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(ioStreams.ErrOut),
 	}
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry(f, cmdOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecretTLS(f, cmdOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric(f, cmdOut))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecretTLS(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric(f, ioStreams))
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -78,12 +77,9 @@ type SecretGenericOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric is a command to create generic secrets from files, directories, or literal values
-func NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &SecretGenericOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -166,12 +162,9 @@ type SecretDockerRegistryOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry is a macro command for creating secrets to work with Docker registries
-func NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &SecretDockerRegistryOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -260,12 +253,9 @@ type SecretTLSOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateSecretTLS is a macro command for creating secrets to work with Docker registries
-func NewCmdCreateSecretTLS(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateSecretTLS(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &SecretTLSOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret_test.go
index b4b80f5d0ce..a563ef540b2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_secret_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ func TestCreateSecretGeneric(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateSecretGeneric(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("from-literal", "password=includes,comma")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("from-literal", "username=test_user")
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ func TestCreateSecretDockerRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateSecretDockerRegistry(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("docker-username", "test-user")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("docker-password", "test-pass")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("docker-email", "test-email")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go
index 891bd766471..3afce7207db 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service.go
@@ -17,30 +17,29 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
 // NewCmdCreateService is a macro command to create a new service
-func NewCmdCreateService(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateService(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "service",
 		Aliases: []string{"svc"},
 		Short:   i18n.T("Create a service using specified subcommand."),
 		Long:    "Create a service using specified subcommand.",
-		Run:     cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(errOut),
+		Run:     cmdutil.DefaultSubCommandRun(ioStreams.ErrOut),
 	}
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP(f, cmdOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort(f, cmdOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceLoadBalancer(f, cmdOut))
-	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName(f, cmdOut))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceLoadBalancer(f, ioStreams))
+	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName(f, ioStreams))
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -66,12 +65,9 @@ type ServiceClusterIPOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP is a command to create a ClusterIP service
-func NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ServiceClusterIPOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -141,12 +137,9 @@ type ServiceNodePortOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort is a macro command for creating a NodePort service
-func NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ServiceNodePortOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -213,12 +206,9 @@ type ServiceLoadBalancerOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateServiceLoadBalancer is a macro command for creating a LoadBalancer service
-func NewCmdCreateServiceLoadBalancer(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateServiceLoadBalancer(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ServiceLoadBalancerOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -287,12 +277,9 @@ type ServiceExternalNameOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName is a macro command for creating an ExternalName service
-func NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ServiceExternalNameOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service_test.go
index 2c204725ae2..059c5c0fcc3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_service_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func TestCreateService(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceClusterIP(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("tcp", "8080:8000")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{service.Name})
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ func TestCreateServiceNodePort(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceNodePort(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("tcp", "30000:8000")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{service.Name})
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func TestCreateServiceExternalName(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceExternalName(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("external-name", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{service.Name})
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go
index 4ac7b97d29f..3489376ef73 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount.go
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"io"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -41,12 +40,9 @@ type ServiceAccountOpts struct {
 }
 
 // NewCmdCreateServiceAccount is a macro command to create a new service account
-func NewCmdCreateServiceAccount(f cmdutil.Factory, cmdOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+func NewCmdCreateServiceAccount(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	options := &ServiceAccountOpts{
-		CreateSubcommandOptions: &CreateSubcommandOptions{
-			PrintFlags: NewPrintFlags("created"),
-			CmdOut:     cmdOut,
-		},
+		CreateSubcommandOptions: NewCreateSubcommandOptions(ioStreams),
 	}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount_test.go
index 42d216a945a..6fcba4e02f2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_serviceaccount_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/legacyscheme"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func TestCreateServiceAccount(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceAccount(tf, buf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreateServiceAccount(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{serviceAccountObject.Name})
 	expectedOutput := "serviceaccount/" + serviceAccountObject.Name + "\n"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_test.go
index a70247e1e95..91ff4f840b7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package create
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -30,18 +29,17 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
 )
 
 func TestExtraArgsFail(t *testing.T) {
 	initTestErrorHandler(t)
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
 	f := cmdtesting.NewTestFactory()
 	defer f.Cleanup()
 
-	c := NewCmdCreate(f, buf, errBuf)
+	c := NewCmdCreate(f, genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreamsDiscard())
 	options := CreateOptions{}
 	if options.ValidateArgs(c, []string{"rc"}) == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected non-error")
@@ -72,10 +70,9 @@ func TestCreateObject(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", "../../../../examples/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
@@ -111,10 +108,9 @@ func TestCreateMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", "../../../../examples/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", "../../../../examples/guestbook/frontend-service.yaml")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
@@ -150,10 +146,9 @@ func TestCreateDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	tf.Namespace = "test"
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
 
-	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, buf, errBuf)
+	ioStreams, _, buf, _ := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
+	cmd := NewCmdCreate(tf, ioStreams)
 	cmd.Flags().Set("filename", "../../../../examples/guestbook/legacy")
 	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
 	cmd.Run(cmd, []string{})
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
index f2915d9a0f0..f9ad0fdea5a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"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/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ var (
 		kubectl edit deployment/mydeployment -o yaml --save-config`))
 )
 
-func NewCmdEdit(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	o := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.NormalEditMode, out, errOut)
+func NewCmdEdit(f cmdutil.Factory, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	o := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.NormalEditMode, ioStreams)
 	o.ValidateOptions = cmdutil.ValidateOptions{EnableValidation: true}
 
 	validArgs := cmdutil.ValidArgList(f)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit_test.go
index 30fced8102c..78fda659ad3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create"
 	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 )
 
@@ -229,18 +230,17 @@ func TestEdit(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			tf.ClientConfigVal = defaultClientConfig()
 			tf.CommandVal = "edit test cmd invocation"
-			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-			errBuf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+			ioStreams, _, buf, errBuf := genericclioptions.NewTestIOStreams()
 
 			var cmd *cobra.Command
 			switch testcase.Mode {
 			case "edit":
-				cmd = NewCmdEdit(tf, buf, errBuf)
+				cmd = NewCmdEdit(tf, ioStreams)
 			case "create":
-				cmd = create.NewCmdCreate(tf, buf, errBuf)
+				cmd = create.NewCmdCreate(tf, ioStreams)
 				cmd.Flags().Set("edit", "true")
 			case "edit-last-applied":
-				cmd = NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(tf, buf, errBuf)
+				cmd = NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(tf, ioStreams)
 			default:
 				t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected mode %s", name, testcase.Mode)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
index 48e1d95da1b..946b3c7b84b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ type EditOptions struct {
 	ApplyAnnotation bool
 	ChangeCause     string
 
-	Out    io.Writer
-	ErrOut io.Writer
+	genericclioptions.IOStreams
 
 	Recorder            genericclioptions.Recorder
 	f                   cmdutil.Factory
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ type EditOptions struct {
 	updatedResultGetter func(data []byte) *resource.Result
 }
 
-func NewEditOptions(editMode EditMode, out, errOut io.Writer) *EditOptions {
+func NewEditOptions(editMode EditMode, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *EditOptions {
 	return &EditOptions{
 		RecordFlags: genericclioptions.NewRecordFlags(),
 
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ func NewEditOptions(editMode EditMode, out, errOut io.Writer) *EditOptions {
 
 		Recorder: genericclioptions.NoopRecorder{},
 
-		Out:    out,
-		ErrOut: errOut,
+		IOStreams: ioStreams,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/BUILD
index f2af80dd683..0dabfc5309a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/BUILD
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
         "doc.go",
+        "io_options.go",
         "record_flags.go",
     ],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/io_options.go b/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/io_options.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4fc3a77b0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/genericclioptions/io_options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package genericclioptions
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+)
+
+// IOStreams provides the standard names for iostreams.  This is useful for embedding and for unit testing.
+// Inconsistent and different names make it hard to read and review code
+type IOStreams struct {
+	// In think, os.Stdin
+	In io.Reader
+	// Out think, os.Stdout
+	Out io.Writer
+	// ErrOut think, os.Stderr
+	ErrOut io.Writer
+}
+
+// NewTestIOStreams returns a valid IOStreams and in, out, errout buffers for unit tests
+func NewTestIOStreams() (IOStreams, *bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffer, *bytes.Buffer) {
+	in := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	errOut := &bytes.Buffer{}
+
+	return IOStreams{
+		In:     in,
+		Out:    out,
+		ErrOut: errOut,
+	}, in, out, errOut
+}
+
+// NewTestIOStreamsDiscard returns a valid IOStreams that just discards
+func NewTestIOStreamsDiscard() IOStreams {
+	in := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	return IOStreams{
+		In:     in,
+		Out:    ioutil.Discard,
+		ErrOut: ioutil.Discard,
+	}
+}